THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 5516 OF 2011 Date: 07-03-2011 Between: Jalla Ravi .. Petitioner And The State of A.P., rep. by its Principal Secretary (Revenue), Secretariat, Hyderabad and four others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 5516 OF 2011 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the delay on the part of the respondent authorities in regularizing his occupation of the land admeasuring Ac.0-31 cents situated in Sy.No.565/1B of Kolamuru Village and Panchayat of Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari District under the provisions of G.O.Ms.No.166, Revenue (Assign.PoT) Department, dated 16.02.2008. The material placed on record indicates that the Collector, East Godavari District, called for a report from the Tahsildar, Rajahmundry Rural as long back in July, 2008, upon the petitioner’s application for regularization filed under the provisions of G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.02.2008. Thereafter, the Tahsildar, Rajahmundry Rural issued a notice in Form-A1 on 20.09.2008 calling for objections, if any, against the proposed regularization of the petitioner’s possession over the subject land. The Irrigation Department, to which the subject land belongs, addressed letter dated 07.10.2010 to the Tahsildar, Rajahmundry Rural, Bommuru Village expressing its lack of objection to the allotment of the subject land to the petitioner in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.02.2008. The above proceedings demonstrate that the authorities have no objection to the regularization of the petitioner’s possession over the subject land and steps for such regularization were initiated as long back as in the year 2008. There is however no reason forthcoming as to why the issue has been kept pending indefinitely. There shall accordingly be a direction to the District Collector, East Godavari District, the 2nd respondent, to consider and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law upon the petitioner’s application for regularization filed in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.02.2008 in respect of his occupation of the Government land admeasuring Ac.0-31 cents in Sy.No.565/1B of Kolamuru Village and Panchayat, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari District. This exercise shall be completed expeditiously, preferably within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Pending such exercise, the respondents shall not interfere with the petitioner’s possession over the subject land. The Writ Petition is disposed of with the above direction. No order as to costs. ________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J 07-03-2011 Note: Issue cc in four days B/o. MR/BSB THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO. 5516 OF 2011 Date: 07-03-2011 MR/BSB