IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16580 of 2002 Between: V. Annapurna … Petitioner AND The Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri M. Ratna Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Revenue This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16580 of 2002 ORDER:- The petitioner is the purchaser of the lands assigned to Ex-service men. According to her, G.O.Ms.No.1117, Revenue (Assignment-I) Department, dated 11.11.1993 permitted alienations of assigned lands by Ex-service men after ten years from the date of assignment. When the petitioner approached respondent No.2 for mutation of revenue records in her favour, her request was rejected by respondent No.2 by order dated 12.04.2002 on the ground that the Government imposed ban on the transactions in respect of Sy.No.261 of Annaram Village of Jinnaram Mandal vide Memo No.56856/L.Ref.ii/93 dated 12.02.1994. This order is questioned in this writ petition. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner placed before me Memo No.27703/Land Reforms/2006-8 dated 17.12.2007. A perusal of the said memo shows that in para 9 it is stated that the Government reviewed the matter keeping in view the report of the District Collector, Medak and decided to lift the ban imposed by it vide Memo dated 12.02.1994 in respect of various lands, which include the lands in Sy.No.261 of Annaram Village of Jinnaram Mandal. In view of the abovementioned subsequent event, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.2 to reconsider the petitioner’s request for mutation of her name in the record of rights within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Respondent No.2 shall pass appropriate orders and communicate his decision to the petitioner within the abovementioned time. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 15.11.2008 ES