HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3915 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners claim rights over the land in various survey numbers of B.Tallavalasa Village, Padmanabham Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. They submitted an application dated 31.03.2001 before the 2nd respondent herein with a request to make fresh entries or update the existing ones, in respect of the said lands under the provisions of the A.P.Record of Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act (for short ‘the Act’). Their grievance is that though the application was filed way back in the year 2001, so far no steps have been taken thereon and they seek appropriate directions in this regard. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The Act and the Rules made thereunder prescribe a detailed procedure in the matter of making original entries, or updating or modifying them at subsequent stages. One of the aspects needs taken into account by the 2nd respondent is that the land in respect of which the records are sought to be updated must be in possession of the applicant. The Joint Collector, Visiakhapatnam is said to have already deputed a team of surveyors, to ascertain the ground situation. Be that as it may, there cannot be any justification to keep the application submitted by the petitioners pending for such a long time. The matter cannot brook any further delay. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to complete the steps on the application dated 31.03.2001 submitted by the petitioners within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 04.03.2009 JSU HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3915 of 2009 Date: 04.03.2009 JSU