IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 12783 of 2009 Between: N.Narayana Swamy S/oLate Venkanna of Police D.No.2-166, Indiragandhinagar Old Dairy Farm Post,Visakhapatnam-40 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 District Collector Visakhapatnam 2 The Tahsildar Visakhapatnam(Rural) (M) Old Dairy Farm Post, Visakhapatnam .....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 to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not mutating the name of the petitioner in revenue records and issue patta in favour of the petitioner in respect of 10 Acres of land in Sy No.168 (old Sy No.165) in Paradesipalem(V) of Visakhapatnam Rural Taluk as illegal,arbitrary and unconstitutional and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.RAJAGOPAL REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.12783 of 2009 ORAL ORDER: The case of the petitioner is that he is the owner of land to an extent of Ac.10-00 in Survey No.168 (old Sy.No.165) of Paradesipalem village, Visakhpatnam Rural mandal, Visakhapatnam district and he has been in possession and enjoyment of the same. His grievance is that though he made representation to the 2nd respondent on 26.1.2009 for issuance of pattedar passbook and title deed under the provisions of A.P. Rights in Land and Pattedar Passbooks Act, 1971, no enquiry was conducted and no decision was taken for entering his name as pattedar in the revenue records. Under those circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 2nd respondent is directed to dispose of the representation purported to have been filed by the petitioner on 26.1.2009 and pass appropriate orders, as per law, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No order as to costs. ____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 6.8.2009 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.12783 of 2009 6.8.2009