IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 22654 of 2008 Between: 1 P. Katyayini W/o. Late P. Sambasiva Rao R/o. Sangam Jagarlamudi (PO), Tenali Taluk, Guntur Dist. 2 P. Radhika D/o. Late P. Sambasiva Rao R/o. 303, MVV Beach Star, Kirlampudi Layout, Visakhapatnam. 3 Avula Padmaja D/o. Late P. Sambasiva Rao R/o. Sangam Jagarlamudi (PO), Tenali Taluk, Guntur Dist. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The State of A.P. Rep. by the Prl. Secretary Revenue Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Dist. Collector Visakhapatnam. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer Visakhapatnam. 4 The Tahsildar Bheemunipatnam Mandal Visakhapatnam. .....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 a direction, more particularly one in nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the application made by the petitioner for issue of pattadar pass book and title deed of the land in Sy.No.86, admeasuring Ac.2.75 cents, which was purchased by the petitioner, through a registered sale deed vide document No.822 of 2005, dated 11.02-2005 situated at Nerellavalasa Village, Bheemunipatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam Dist., as being illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of principles of natural justice, apart from being violative of the provisions of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 and Rules made thereunder and issue a consequential direction directing the respondents to forthwith issue the pattadar pass book and title deed, and incorporate the same in the appropriate records. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.LAKSHMA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KBJ} O R D E R:- This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not considering the petitioners’ application for issuance of pattadar passbook and title deed in their favour for the land admeasuring Ac.2.75 cents in S.No.86 situated in Nerellavalasa village, Bheemunipatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioners claim to have succeeded to the property in question. It is their case that they made representation dated 9.10.2007 requesting the 4th respondent-Tahsildar, to issue pattadar passbook and title deed in their favour in respect of the property in question, but no orders thereon have been passed till date. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that the petitioners have to make proper application in Form 6-A of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbook Act, 1971 (for brevity “the Act”) to the respondents, and if any such application is made, the respondents shall certainly consider it. Since the petitioners are said to have not made application in proper format, both the counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue have agreed to the disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: “The petitioners shall make proper application in Form 6-A of the Act to the respondents, and if any such application is made, the respondents shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order” In terms of the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 17th October, 2008 bcj