THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.7999 OF 2009 DATED: 18.08.2009 Between: Smt. Dilawar Banu .. Petitioner And The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue (Assgn.) Department, A.P. State Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents ORDER: Heard both sides. It appears, the petitioner purchased the land in an extent of Ac.3-32 guntas in Sy.No.176/27 situated at Aziz Nagar Village, Moinabad Mandal of Ranga Reddy District (hereinafter referred to as ‘the subject land’), under a registered sale deed dated 25.06.1990, for valuable consideration, and was continuing in possession of the same from the date of purchase. While so, alleging that the subject land was assigned to her husband late Rukkaiah during his lifetime, under Laoni Rules, one Peddi Shankaramma requested the authorities for resumption of the subject land to her. But however, ultimately, the 4th respondent- Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District, holding that neither the petitioner nor the said Peddi Shankaramma have any right to claim the subject land, which is a Government land, ordered for resumption of the land to Government and for recording the same as Government land in all revenue records, by order dated 25.02.2002. However, since the petitioner has purchased the subject land in good faith and for valuable consideration and has been in possession and enjoyment of the same since the date of purchase and as she has also consented to purchase the same by paying the market value as fixed by the Government, the 4th respondent, while ordering resumption of subject land to Government as stated above, reserved liberty to the petitioner to approach the authority competent for allotment of the subject land on payment of market value. In view of the same, the petitioner submitted a representation to the 4th respondent to issue necessary instructions for completion of formalities to allot the subject land to her on payment of market rate as fixed by the Government. Thereupon, proposals were called for from the Mandal Revenue Officer, Moinabad Mandal, and after receipt of such proposals, recommending allotment of subject land in favour of the petitioner for the market rate suggested therein, the 3rd respondent- Collector, Ranga Reddy District, by letter dated 01.04.2002, recommended to the 2nd respondent- Special Chief Secretary and Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P., Hyderabad, for consideration of the request of the petitioner. Thereupon, the 2nd respondent addressed to the 1st respondent- Principal Secretary to Government of A.P., Revenue (Assignments) Department, on 20.04.2002, recommending to consider the request of the petitioner for regularization of the purchase of subject land, on payment of market value of Rs.1,60,000/ per acre i.e. for a total value of Rs.6,08,000/-, as proposed by the 3rd respondent. Now, the grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of such recommendations by the 2nd respondent, no action is taken so far by the 1st respondent for regularization of the purchase of the subject land by her. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 1st respondent is directed to examine the matter in detail and pass appropriate orders as per law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioner. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 18th August, 2009. Note:- Issue CC in one week. B/o IBL