IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 15924 of 2004 Between: Dr.Rasheeda Begum wife of M.A. Moeed R/o House No.8-2-677/B Road No.12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Collector, Hyderabad District. 2 The Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Collectorate Complex Nampalli, Hyderabad. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer Shaikpet Mandal, Shaikpet, Hyderabad 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 appropriate writ, order or direction, in the nature of mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent authorities in not supplying the certified copies of the documents Viz., (1) Sethwar pertaining to Sy. No.129/43,129/42, 129/34 and Sy.No.129/35 (2) Certified copies of Vasool Baki in respect of Survey No.129/42, and 129/43, along with T.s. (3) Certified copy of the Pahanies of the year 1980-81, 1981-82 in respect of Sy.No.129/43 and SY.No.129/42 for the year 1980-81, 1981- 82 and (4) Correlation Statement of Town Survey Map in respect of Ward No.11 and Ward No.12 of Shaikpet Village, Hyderabad District, having received the application on 15.3.2003 by the 1st respondent and transmitted to the 2nd respondent on 22.3.2004 as being illegal, arbitrary, amounting to dereliction of duty and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and further direct the respondent authorities to furnish the certified copies of the documents mentioned above, forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.SYED SHAREEF AHMED Counsel for Respondents : G.P. FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Respondents. Aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not furnishing the certified copies of the documents mentioned in the petitioner’s application dated 15.3.2004, the present writ petition is filed. The only grievance of the petitioner is that he made an application dated 15.3.2004 to the first respondent for supply of certain certified copies of the documents relating to Survey No.129 of Shaikpet village, to enable him to proceed with the matter pending before the Land Grabbing Court which was filed by the Revenue Divisional Officer against the petitioner herein, but the respondents in spite of receiving the said application, have not furnished the same. In the circumstances, the respondents are hereby directed to forthwith supply the necessary documents available with them after collecting necessary charges from the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J Date: 9.11.2004 DA To 1 The Collector, Hyderabad District. 2 The Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Collectorate Complex Nampalli, Hyderabad. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer Shaikpet Mandal, Shaikpet, Hyderabad District. 4 Two CCs to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two spare copies.