THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.2543 OF 2006 DATED:24.2.2006 Between: Smt. Vanga Kamalamma …Petitioner And The Mandal Revenue Officer, Maheswaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District …Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.2543 OF 2005 ORDER: The petitioner’s husband was allegedly protected tenant of agricultural lands in S.Nos.548, 562 to 577 admeasuring Ac.27.36 gts. situated at Mankal Village, Maheswaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. After death of husband, petitioner appears to have made an application under Section 40 of the A.P. (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (for short, the Act), seeking certificate that she is successor of late Rama Swamy. As the said application was kept pending, present Writ Petition is filed. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (General), this Court is convinced that either under Section 40 of the Act or under the relevant Rules, the Mandal Revenue Officer cannot decide succession. It is also brought to the notice of this Court, the District Collector, Ranga Reddy District has already issued circular to all the Mandal Revenue Officers to that effect. Therefore, the respondent is directed to pass appropriate orders in Case No.1182 of 2005 within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition, without expressing any opinion on the claim of the petitioner, is accordingly disposed of. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 24.2.2006 bnr