IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.17039 OF 2010 DATED:21.07.2010 Between: Kummara Venkatamma … Petitioner And The Thasildar Palamaneru Revenue Mandal Palamaneru, Chittoor District and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.17039 OF 2010 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. This writ petition is filed seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents 1 and 2 in taking steps to alter the revenue records by deleting the name of the petitioner in respect of the lands - Ac.1.76 cents and Ac.0.40 cents in Sy. Nos.49/B and 43/1 of Kalavapalli, hamlet of Bayyappagari Palli, Palamaneru Mandal, Chittoor District, as arbitrary, illegal. It is stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition that the petitioner is the owner and possessor of the aforesaid lands, which she derived from her ancestors. It is the case of the petitioner that the third respondent is trying to grab the said property, and under the influence exhorted by the third respondent, the first respondent is taking steps to dispossess the petitioner and also change the entries in the record of rights. On instructions, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 that as of now the petitioner is the pattadar and possessor of the aforesaid lands as per the revenue records and there is a claim by the third respondent for transfer of the patta, but he was asked to produce the original records. It is further submitted that the first respondent – Tahsildar is not interfering with the possession of the property. If there is any claim for transfer of patta, proceedings have to be initiated in accordance with the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for short, “the Act) and the Rules made thereunder. As it is stated by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue that as of now the patta in respect of the aforesaid lands stands in the name of the petitioner and that the first respondent – Tahsildar is not interfering with the possession of the lands in question, if there is any claim by third respondent for transfer of the patta, the same shall be considered only in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, after giving notice to the petitioner. With the above observations and placing on record the statement made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader on behalf of the first respondent – Tahsildar, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 21.07.2010 bnr