IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 5087 of 2009 Between: Yellaram hanumanth Reddy S/o.Late Chandra Reddy R/o.Velijarla-II,village, Farooq Nagar,(M) Mahabubnagar District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Thasildar, Farooq Nagar, office at Shadnagar Mahabubnagar District 2 Yellaram Narasimha Reddy S/o.Late Anantha Reddy R/o.Velijarla-II,village Farooqnagar, Shadnagar Mandal Mahabubnagar District .....RESPONDENTS 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 an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not disposing of the application filed by the petitioner in file No.G/545/2006 for seeking regularization of private sale deed 16.5.1974 U/sec.5-A of AP Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Book Act, 1971 in respect of the land in Sy.No.52/ admeasuring Ac.9.02 guntas at Velijarla -II village,Farooq nagar Mandal, Mahabubnagar District as illegal, unlawful contrary to law and consequently direct the 1st respondent to expedite and dispose of the file No.G/545/2006 forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.DAMODAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.5087 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner claims that the second respondent sold an extent of Acs.9.02 guntas of land in Survey No.52 of Veljarla-II Village, Farooq Nagar Mandal, Mahabubnagar District through an unregistered document, dated 16.05.1974. He filed an application, dated 20.03.2006 in Form No.10 under Section 5-A of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for short ‘the Act’) before the first respondent with a request to validate a sale. The petitioner states that notice was issued to the second respondent and later he entered appearance. His grievance is that the application has not been disposed of so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Section 5-A of the Act has been introduced into the Act for the validation of the sales, which are otherwise incomplete. A detailed procedure is prescribed, such as issuance of notice to the alleged transferor and verification of other aspects. The petitioner made his application in the year 2006 and three years have elapsed. There cannot be any justification to keep the applications of this nature, pending for such a long time. The matter cannot brook further delay. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to pass appropriate orders on the application, dated 20.03.2006, filed under Section 5-A of the Act, after hearing the second respondent, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.Narasimha Reddy, J Dt.16.03.2009 VGB