IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND NINE PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9847 of 2002 Between: Padala Vimaladevi … Petitioner AND The Joint Collector, East Godavari District at Kakinada & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri K. Venkatesh This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9847 of 2002 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to set aside order dated 24.04.2002 passed by respondent No.1, whereby he cancelled the ryotwari patta granted in favour of the petitioner on 18.10.1975 in respect of Ac.1.97 cents and Ac.1.69 cents in Sy.Nos.32 and 40 respectively of Mallavarapumamillu Village, Addateegala Mandal, East Godavari District. At the hearing, Sri K. Venkatesh, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that respondent No.1 was not justified in entertaining the request of respondent No.2 and setting aside the patta, which was granted 25 years prior to the initiation of the proceedings. He relied upon the order of this Court in K. Appalakonda v. The Joint Collector and others[1] and also orders dated 16.10.2008 and 18.10.2008 in WP.No.10319 of 2002 and batch and WP.No.11778 of 2002 and batch respectively, wherein this Court held that initiation of proceedings after a long period of about 25 years is arbitrary. No counter affidavit is filed. At the hearing, there is no representation for the respondents to controvert this submission of the learned counsel. I have perused the orders passed by this Court referred to above and I am satisfied that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by the abovementioned orders. Hence, following the said orders, this writ petition is allowed and the impugned order is set aside. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.No.12106 of 2002 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 06.03.2009 ES [1] WP.No.10318 of 2002