THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.6809 OF 2006 DATED:10.04.2006 Between: Smt. Laxmi and others ..Petitioners And The Mandal Revenue Officer, Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.6809 OF 2006 ORDER: One Lambadi Badiya Naik was statedly the protected tenant in respect of the land comprised in survey Nos.77/1, 77/2, 78 and 79 situated at Mahabubnagar. The petitioners herein claim to be the legal heirs of the protected tenant. They filed an application before the Mandal Revenue Officer on 24.07.1998 requesting to recognize them as the legal heirs of Lambadi Badiya Naik. As no enquiry was conducted on the application filed by the petitioners and as the same was kept pending for eight years, the present Writ Petition is filed seeking a Mandamus to the respondent to dispose of the application. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (General), in spite of granting time, is not able to say any reason for keeping the application made by the petitioners in 1998 pending. Therefore, this Court is of the considered opinion that the interest of justice would be served by directing the Mandal Revenue Officer to dispose of the application filed by the petitioners within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in accordance with law. The Writ Petition, with the above observation, is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 10.04.2006 GJ