IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 8276 of 2008 Between: L. Ramesh S/o. Venkateswar Rao R/o. 5-120, K.B. Road, Kalluru ( V & M), Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Panchayat Officer, Khammam. 2 The Grampanchayat Kalluru (V), Rep. by its Secretary, Kalluru (V & M) Khammam 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 writ or direction preferably writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 2nd respondent in effecting mutation in favour of the petitioner in respect of the house bearing No. 5-120 K.B. Road, Kalluru (V & M) of Khammam District despite latest representation dt. 30-5-2007 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for effecting mutation in respect of the said house and pass such other or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No. 8276 of 2008 ORDER: According to the petitioner, an extent of 366 sq. yards was gifted by his father by virtue of a registered gift deed dated 20-09- 1994 and after obtaining the required permissions, he constructed a house and the Kalluru Gram Panchayat also gave assessment No.5-120, K.B.Road. As the land continued to be in the name of his father, the petitioner gave an application on 12-07-2002 for mutation in the village records. Despite the same, the said mutation has not taken place. As the petitioner is paying house taxes etc., he again gave another representation on 30-05-2007 requesting the second respondent-Gram Panchayat for mutation. However, the same is not done and hence, the petitioner approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 3. From the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is clear that the second respondent issued a public notice calling for objections on 17-07-2002. 4. If no objections have been received by the second respondent and if the petitioner is able to establish his title to the land and house, the second respondent may consider the said representations of the petitioner and do the needful. The said exercise shall be done within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Dt: 17-04-2008 Rns. To 1. The District Panchayat Officer, Khammam. 2 The Secretary, Grampanchayat Kalluru (V), Kalluru (V & M) Khammam District. 3 Two CCs. 4 Two CD copies.