IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7442 of 2008 Between: Puttamaneni Sekhar, S/o. Ramanaiah, R/o. 5-2-177, Naydueta West, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Tahsildar, Nayudupeta Mandal, Nayudupeta, Nellore District. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer/Sub Collector, Gudur, Nellore District. 3 District Collector, Nellore District, Nellore. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any appropriate Writ , order or direction preferably a Writ in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the respondents in not disposing of the representations of the petitioner dated 15.11.2007 , 15.12.2007 and 1.2.2008 made to the respondents respectively land not mutating the name of the petitioner in the revenue records and not issuing pattadar pass book and title deed in respect of the land purchased by the petitioner viz., land admeasuring Ac.1.14 cents in sy.No. 1/1 of Yerramsettyplem Village, Menakuru Gram Panchayat Limites, Nayudupeta Mandal, Nellore District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.VENKATESWARLU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: It is the case of the petitioner that he purchased an extent of Ac.1.14 cents in S.No.1/1 of Yerramsettypalem village, Menakuru Gram Panchayat Limits, Nayudupeta Mandal, Nellore District through a registered sale deed dated 16.8.2007. Thereafter, he approached the 1st respondent by making an application on 15.11.2007 to mutate his name in the revenue records in respect of the said land also to issue pattadar passbook and title deed in his name. Since there was no response from the 1st respondent, the petitioner approached the 2nd respondent – Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudur and as he also not responded, approached the 3rd respondent – District Collector by making an application on 1.2.2008, in vein. Hence he filed the present writ petition questioning the action of the respondents in not disposing of his representations for mutation and issuance of pattadar passbook and title deed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the matter is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. The learned Government Pleader for Revenue submits that the petitioner has to make a proper application under Form-VI A of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 for the purpose of mutation of his name in the revenue records. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioner to make a proper application to the respondents for the purpose of redressal of his grievance. If the petitioner files any such application with necessary documents, the respondents shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.4.4.2008 Msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 Tahsildar, Nayudupeta Mandal, Nayudupeta, Nellore District. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer/Sub Collector, Gudur, Nellore District. 3 District Collector, Nellore District, Nellore. 4. 2CCs to Govt.Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. 5. 2CD copies