THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.16184 of 2007 31.7.2007 Between: Smt.K.Suneetha, W/o.Surya Prakash Reddy And others …Petitioners And The District Collector, Chittoor District And others …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.16184 of 2007 ORDER: The first petitioner purchased an extent of Acs.2.50 in survey No.140/1C situated at Kothapalem village of Renigunta Mandal in Chittoor District, in an auction conducted by Vedulla Cheruvu Primary Agricultural Cooperative Society (PACS), on 18.2.1999. Petitioners 2 and 3 purchased the land admeasuring Acs.4.00 in survey No.140/1A and the land admeasuring Acs.3.00 in survey No.140/1B in a similar auction conducted by PACS, under separate sale deeds. The petitioners approached the Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO), Renigunta Mandal, for issue of Pattadar Pass Books (PPBs), in 2002. By endorsement No.8.E/1100/02, dated 24.12.2002, petitioners were informed by the third respondent that their cases for issue of PPBs shall be considered after the disposal of the case by the Commissioner of Land Administration, in Case No.13/1399/2002. Thereafter no steps were taken by the third respondent, aggrieved by which, the present writ petition is filed seeking direction to the respondents for issue of PPBs after considering their applications. At the stage of admission itself, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (General-A), after getting instructions, submits that Case No.13/1399/2002 was disposed of by the Commissioner of Land Administration, on 26.11.2004. He also submits that the request of the petitioners cannot be considered as they have not filed applications in Form VI-A under Section 4(1) of A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, read with Rule 18 of A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Rules, 1989. A perusal of the endorsement dated 24.12.2002 issued by the third respondent would show that receipt of applications made by the petitioners for issue of PPB, is not denied. Now that Case No.13/1399/2002 was disposed of by the Commissioner of Land Administration, on 26.11.2004 and the applications made by the petitioners were pending before the third respondent. In view of the same, this Court observes that the third respondent may consider the applications of the petitioners for issue of PPBs and pass necessary orders in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition, with the above observations, is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) July 31, 2007 YS