IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH, AT HYDERABAD HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO W.P. No. 22730 OF 2005 Date: 21.10.2005 BETWEEN: 1. Dannina Padmavathi and others. …. PETITIONERS And The Mandal Revenue Officer, Dummugudem (M) Khammam District. …. RESPONDENT HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No. 22730 OF 2005 ORDER: The petitioners, who are residents of Gangolu Village approached the respondent and filed applications for issuance of pattadar passbooks and title deeds in respect of the lands in S.Nos.27/2, 20/1 and 81/2 situated at Nadikudi village of Dummugudem (M) of Khammam District. The said applications were filed on 3.8.2005 seeking relief under the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for short ‘the Act’) and the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Rules, 1989 (for short ‘the Rules’). As no orders are passed, the present writ petition is filed. The learned counsel for the petitioners does not dispute that the petitioners did not approach the respondent by filing applications in proper form, i.e., in Form-VI-A under Rule- 18 of the Rules. Therefore, liberty is given to the petitioners to do so within a period of one week from the date of receipt of this Order. As and when such applications are filed with necessary proof, the respondent shall conduct enquiry in accordance with the Act and Rules, and take appropriate decision in the matter. The Writ Petition, with the above observations, is accordingly disposed of at the admission stage. ______________ (V.V.S. RAO, J.) 21st October, 2005 Js