IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 18253 of 2008 Between: 1 Viswanadhuni Anjaneyulu S/o.Janardhana Rao R/o.Dr.No.1-3/24-25A, Aravinda Street, Vidyadharapuram, Vijayawada - 520 012. 2 Viswanadhuni Vedakumari W/o.Anjaneyulu R/o.Dr.No.1-3/24-25A, Aravinda Street, Vidyadharapuram, Vijayawada - 520 012. 3 Viswanadhuni Keerthana D/o.Anjaneyulu R/o.Dr.No.1-3/24-25A, Aravinda Street, Vidyadharapuram, Vijayawada - 520 012. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Nalgonda. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Suryapet Division, Nalgonda District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda 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 issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the inaction on the part of the respondents as illegal and ultravires to the provisions of Article 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and also the mandatory provisions of the A.P. Pattedar Passbooks Act and Title Deeds Act, 1971 and the Rules framed thereunder on the subject, besides directing the respondents to give an appropriate opportunity to the petitioners before taking any decision in respect of the lands, the details of which are shown in the Annexure, situate in Chintriyala Village of Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.V.S.R.ANJANEYALU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : O R D E R:- This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a mandamus to direct the respondents to give an opportunity to the petitioners before taking any decision in respect of the total extent of Ac.21.00 cents of dry land in S.No.500/1 situated in Chintriyala village, Mallelacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District. The petitioners assert that they purchased an extent of Ac.21.00 cents, Ac.25.00 cents and Ac.54.01 cents of dry land respectively situated in S.Nos.500/1 and 500/2 of Chintriyala village of Mellacheruvu Mandal, Nalgonda District by virtue of separate registered sale deeds. Subsequently, they made applications to the 3rd respondent-Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer under the provisions of the A.P. Pattedar Passbooks and Title Deeds Act, 1971 and the Rules framed thereunder, for grant of pattader passbooks and title deeds in their favour, and the 3rd respondent, after conducting proper enquiry granted pattedar passbooks and title deeds on 28.10.2006 in their favour and since then they have been paying land revenue to the Government and in possession and enjoyment of the lands in question. Thereafter, certain persons, based on some ﬁctitious documents, applied to the 3rd respondent for obtaining pattedar passbooks and title deeds and to declare them as title holders of the lands in question and alienate the same in favour of third parties and the revenue oﬃcials issued fake pattadar passbooks and title deeds in their favour and those persons, on the strength of those fake documents and claiming themselves to be the owners of the lands in question, highhandedly entered the petitioners’ lands and tried to alienate them to the third parties. Then, the petitioners made representations to the 3rd respondent not to entertain any request of issuance of pattadar passbooks or title deeds in anybody’s favour in respect of their lands. Now, the petitioners’ grievance is that though they made representations, dated 24.7.2008 the 3rd respondent has not taken any action against those persons nor passed any orders thereon. The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners obtained valid pattadar passbooks and title deeds on 28.10.2006 and since then they have been in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the lands in question, and the persons, who obtained fake documents from the revenue oﬃcials, have no manner of right over the schedule lands. It is his further submission that the petitioners made representations dated 24.7.2008 requesting the 3rd respondent not to issue pattadar pass book and title deed in favour of third party without there being any notice to the petitioners, but till date no orders thereon have been passed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, and having regard to the fact that the applications dated 24.7.2008 made by the petitioners requesting the 3rd respondent not to issue pattadar pass book and title deed in favour of third party without there being any notice to them, are pending, both the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue have agreed to the disposal of the writ petition with the following direction: The 3rd respondent shall before issuing pattadar pass books and titled deeds in respect of the lands in question, shall take into consideration the objections taken by the petitioners in their representation dated 24.7.2008 with regard to non-issuance of pattadar pass books and title deeds to third parties, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 22nd August, 2008 bcj