IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7882 of 2008 Between: Malineni Vinay Kumar S/o. Basava Purnachandra Rao R/o. Chinnaparipudi Village, Pedaparipudi Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Revenue Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District. 3 Tahsildar, Nallajerla Mandal, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd Respondent in not mutating petitioner's name in records of rights and not issuing pattadar pass Book and Title Deed in respect of land of Ac 10.00 cents covered by Sy.No. 310/2 of Ananthapalli Village inspite of petitioner's application dt. 9-3-2008 as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, violative of the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act 1971 and Rules framed there under and offends Article 14 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to issue Pattadar Pass Book and Title Deed in Petitioner's Favour and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NARAM.NAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7882 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the third respondent in not mutating the name of the petitioner in the Records of Rights and not issuing Pattadar Pass Book and Title Deed in respect of land admeasuring Ac.10.00 in survey No. 310/2, Ananthapalli village, Krishna district, as illegal and arbitrary. The case of the petitioner is that he is the absolute owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.10.00 in Survey No. 310/2, Ananthapalli village, Krishna district having purchased the same under a registered sale deed dated 4.12.2007 from the legal heirs of original assignee Mr Venkata Subrahmanyam. The petitioner is said to have submitted a representation dated 9.3.2008 and alleges that no further action in the matter is taken by the respondents. Hence, the present writ petition. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that for issuance of Pattadar Pass Book, the petitioner has to submit an application in terms of Section 6-A of the A.P. (Rights in Land) and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 together with relevant documents and if any such application is made the same would be considered in accordance with law. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. Both counsel agreed for disposal of the writ petition at the admission stage. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to submit an application under section 6- A of the Act, together with relevant documents. If any such application is filed, the respondents are directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 11.4.2008 TVK ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER 28 THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 7882 of 2008 Date: 11.4.2008