IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 23182 of 2008 Between: Surimilla Anantha Rao S/o. Sunder Rao R/o. Mancherial, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mancherial, Adilabad District. 2 The Tahsildar, Mancherial Mandal, Adilabad District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent in not considering the application of petitioner dt. 20-9-2006 for grant of mutation in respect of the land admeasuring Ac 0-3 gts in Sy.No. 362 situated at mancherial Village and mandal, Adilabad District as bad arbitrary illegal and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to grant mutation in respect of the land admeasuring Ac 0-3 gts in Sy.No. 362 situated at Mancherial Village and Mandal , Adilabad District in favour of the petitioner and make necessary entries in Revenue Records in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.C.DAMODAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled by the petitioner questioning the action of the 2nd respondent – Tahsildar, Mancherial Mandal in not considering his application dated 20.9.2006. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the writ petition is taken up for ﬁnal disposal at the admission stage itself. The petitioner claims to be the absolute owner and possessor of the land admeasuring Ac.0.30 guntas in Sy.No.362 situated at Mancherial Village and Mandal, Adilabad District having purchased the same from its pattadars under simple sale deed dated 28.10.1957 and thereafter he constructed a house with asbestos sheets in the said land and living there. Thereafter, on 7.3.2006 he made an application to the authorities seeking to impound the document dated 28.10.1957 under Section 38 and 40 of the Indian Stamp Act. It is stated that the petitioner has also made an application to the 2nd respondent on 20.9.2006 to grant patta for the said land basing on the impounded sale deed and to enter his name in the revenue records. The grievance of the petitioner is that so far the said representation is not considered and disposed of by the 2nd respondent and hence the present writ petition. The learned Government Pleader submits that since the petitioner’s application dated 20.9.2006 is still pending consideration before the 2nd respondent, instead of this Court going into the merits of the matter, appropriate directions may be given to the 2nd respondent for the disposal of the said representation. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2 nd respondent to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 20.9.2006 expeditiously. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.6.11.2008 Note: Furnish CC in two days (B/o) msv