IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 918 of 2005 Between: Smt.Rajeshwari Dandekar W/o.Late Satyakam Dandekar R/o.Ashok Road, Mancherial (V&M) Adilabad District. .... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Adilabad. 2 The Revenue Divisioanl Officer Mancherial, Adilabad District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer Mancherial, Adilabad District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue writ or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the 3rd respondent in considering and disposing of the application of the petitioner dt.6.4.2004 to affect mutation in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.3.05 gts, in Sy.No.433/AA situated at Mancherial (V&M) Adilabad District and land admeasuring Ac 1.00 in Sy.No.764 situated at Garimella Sivaru, Mancherial (V&M) Adilabad District as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to consider and dispose of the application of the petitioner dt.6.4.2004 without any further delay. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court, at the admission stage, made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the inaction of the third respondent in considering and disposing of the application of the petitioner dated 06-04-2004 to effect mutation in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.3.05 guntas in S.No.433/AA situated at Mancherial (V&M) Adilabad District and Ac.1.00 in Sy.No.764 situated at Garimella Sivaru, Mancherial (V&M) Adilabad District as arbitrary and illegal. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing one behalf of the respondent and with their consent, the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. 3. Petitioner, claiming to be the absolute owner and possessor of the land admeasuring Ac.3.05 guntas in S.No.433/AA situated at Mancherial (V&M) Adilabad District and Ac.1.00 in Sy.No.764 situated at Garimella Sivaru, Mancherial (V&M) Adilabad District states that she made an application dated 06-04-2004 to the third respondent, Mandal Revenue Officer to mutate her name in the revenue records. It is the case of the petitioner that though she applied to the respondent on 06-04-2004, neither did he consider, nor passed appropriate orders on the said application. 4. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the third respondent Mandal Revenue Officer to consider the application of the petitioner dated 06-04-2004 and pass appropriate orders, expeditiously, in accordance with law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at the admission stage. _________________ N. V. RAMANA, J January 28, 2005 MRR Copy to: 1 The District Collector, Adilabad. 2 The Revenue Divisioanl Officer Mancherial, Adilabad District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer Mancherial, Adilabad District. 4 Two C.C. s to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two C.D. Copies.