THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3328 of 2007 Dated:03.08.2010 Between: Talari Pentaiah .. Petitioner And The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Khairathabad at Hyderabad And others .. Respondents ORDER: This Writ Petition has been filed by Talari Pentaiah seeking mandamus declaring the action of respondents 1 and 2 in issuing the proceedings dated 19.04.1999 and 16.07.2003, as illegal and arbitrary. The case of the petitioner, as set out in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition, in brief, is as follows: Talari Istari worked as Village Servant (Talari) of Narsingi Village about hundred years. The Government had assigned agricultural lands admeasuring Ac.0.06 guntas in Survey No.239 and Ac.0.10 guntas in Survey No.251 in Narsingi Revenue Village for the services rendered by him as Village Servant. Istari died leaving behind his three sons, namely, Pochaiah, Lakshmaiah and Lingaiah. After the death of Istari, his third son, Lingaiah, took charge of the post of the Village Servant and continued to serve till his death in the year 1975. Lingaiah cultivated the land assigned to Istari during his lifetime. Lingaiah was shown as occupier as per Khasra Pahani for the year 1954-1955. Rythwari pass book was also issued in the name of Lingaiah. Lingaiah died unmarried, and during his lifetime, he stayed with his brother Pochaiah. Lakshmaiah left Narsingi Village and his whereabouts are not known. After the death of Lingaiah in the year 1975, the petitioner resumed the office of Village Servant and has been rendering service as Grama Tarali till today. The Revenue Authorities entered the name of the petitioner as occupant pertaining to Inam lands admeasuring Ac.0.06 guntas in Survey No.239 and Ac.0.10 guntas in Survey No.251 in Narsingi Revenue Village. The Mandal Revenue Officer (hereafter called as MRO), Rajendranagar Mandal, added two more names in the revenue records dividing entire land into two shares as per the proceedings of the Revenue Divisional Officer (hereafter called as RDO), Chevella Division, vide file No.L/3765/98, dated 19.04.1999. The petitioner made a representation to the MRO, Rajendranagar Mandal, on 26.12.2002 for correction of entries. There being no action on the part of the MRO, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District at Hyderabad. The appeal filed by him came to be rejected on the ground of delay. Hence, this Writ Petition assailing the order passed by the RDO, Chevella Division on 19.04.1999 as well as the order passed by the Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District on 16.07.2003. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, and the Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the RDO has not served the notice on the petitioner before inclusion of the names of respondents 3 and 4 and others in the certificate issued in Form-II as provided under sub-rule (3) of Rule 6 of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Rules, 1975. A further submission has been made that the Joint Collector has not considered the reasons assigned by the petitioner for condoning the delay of 1495 days in filing the appeal. I have gone through the proceedings dated 19.04.1999. The petitioner herein along with others submitted an application to the RDO, Chevella Division, for registering their names as occupants. The RDO considered the application submitted by the petitioner and others and registered their names as occupants. The petitioner and others who are figuring as claimants before the RDO, paid the necessary amount by way of challan. The petitioner, having accepted the order passed by the RDO and paid the requisite money, cannot be permitted to contend that he alone is entitled for being registered as occupant in respect of the lands specified in the certificate. Therefore, the Writ Petition is devoid of merits and is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ B. SESHASAYANA REDDY, J 03.08.2010 KH