The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.19939 of 2010 Order: Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue representing the respondents. This Writ Petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of admission, in view of the nature of the petitioner’s grievance and also the written instructions produced by the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioner is seeking declaration, by way of Mandamus, that the action of the respondents in not mutating his name in the revenue records regarding agricultural land admeasuring Ac.0-12 guntas in survey No.234, situated at Gagillapura Village, Quthbullapur Mandal, Medchal, Ranga Reddy District, in pursuance of the directions issued by respondent No.2 vide proceedings No.A2/106/2008, dated 12-10-2009, as illegal and arbitrary. The brief facts of the case are as under: The petitioner has purchased the above-said land from its original owner viz., Smt.Ghouseunnisa Begum and others, by way of registered sale deed, dated 23rd August. 2007, and made an application, seeking mutation of his name in respect of the above-said land in the revenue records before respondent No.3, who is the competent authority under the provisions of the A.P.Record of Rights in Land and Pattedar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for short ‘the Act’), but respondent No.3 rejected the same on the ground that there are no agricultural lands as per the record. As against the said order, the petitioner preferred an appeal before respondent No.2- Revenue Divisional Officer, who remanded the matter to respondent No.3, directed him to conduct a detailed enquiry in terms of the Rules framed under the Act and pass appropriate orders thereon. It is the grievance of the petitioner that in spite of such a direction by respondent No.2, respondent No.3 has not been passing any orders in this regard. Today, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue has placed before this Court, the written instructions submitted by respondent No.3- Deputy Collector & Tahsildar, Quthbullapur Mandal, wherein it is stated that pursuant to the direction issued by respondent No.2, an enquiry was taken up, during the course of which, it revealed that the said land is non-agricultural one and that the road leading from Hyderabad to Narsapur, Medak District, is passing through it and that the request of the petitioner was not considered as the provisions of the Act cannot be made applicable to non-agricultural lands. When an application seeking mutation is made pursuant to the purchase of land, the objections thereto shall form part of the order rejecting the request. While it is open to record such objections in the order, but, it cannot be said, that the request cannot be considered. As no orders have been passed pursuant to the enquiry and no intimation has yet been given to the petitioner as regards his application, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition directing the respondents to complete the enquiry, take a decision on the petitioner’s application and communicate the order to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ R.Subhash Reddy, J Date: 13th August, 2010 Note: Furnish CC in three days. (B/o) lur