IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.4526 of 2009 Between: 1 Bijjam Ramulu S/o.late B.Narsimlu R/o.Pardi (B) Village, Mandal Kuber, District Adilabad. 2 Chiman Poshetty S/o.late Bhojanna R/o.Pardi (B) Village, Mandal Kuber, District Adilabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Panchayath Officer, Adilabad. 2 The Divisional Panchayath Officer, Nirmal, District Adilabad. 3 The Executive Officer, Grampanchayath, Pardi (B) Village, Mandal Kuber, District Adilabad. 4 The Sarpanch, Grampanchayath, Pardi (B) Village, Mandal Kuber, District Adilabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order or direction or issue an appropriate writ, more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents herein to mutate the open land (Gadi) purchased by the fathers (late) of petitioners herein through registered sale deed dated 3.1.1961 vide document No.10 of 1961 of Sub- Registration Bhainsa, District Adilabad, situated at Pardi (B) Village, Mandal Kuber, District Adilabad in the records of Grampanchayath, Pardi (B) Mandal Kuber, District Adilabad, and consequently declare the inaction of the respondents in mutating the said open land (Gadi) in Grampanchayath record of Pardi (B) is illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India, and against the mandatory provisions of Panchayathraj Act and its rules. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.S.CHANDRASEKHAR Counsel for Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. MR. G. ELISHA, S.C. The Court made the following: NVR,J W.P.No.4526 of 2009 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development appearing for respondents 1 and 2, and Mr. G. Elisha, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 3 and 4. The petitioners claim that they succeeded to the open land (gadi) situated at Pardi (Buzurg) Village, Kuber Mandal of Adilabad District, being the legal heirs of its original purchasers under registered sale deed daed 03.01.1961. It is their case that, on their representation seeking mutation of their names in the revenue records pertaining to the said open land, the 2nd respondent- Divisional Panchayat Officer, Nirmal, by memo dated 18.08.2008, directed the Sarpanch/ Panchayat Secretary of Pardi (B) Gram Panchayat, to take necessary steps for mutation of the names of the petitioners as sought by them, and pursuant thereto a proclamation was also made in the village by the Gram Panchayat, inviting objections for such mutation, but no objections were received, and that they have also deposited the prescribed fee with the Gram Panchayat for effecting mutation, but so far, the mutation has not been effected. Hence, this writ petition. Today, the 3rd respondent filed a counter-affidavit stating that, after following the due procedure, the Gram Panchayat of Pardi (B) Village mutated the names of the petitioners in the revenue records in respect of the subject land on 18.07.2009. In view of the aforesaid counter averments, no further orders need be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is closed, recording the averments made in the counter-affidavit of the 3rd respondent. No order as to costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 23rd July, 2009 IBL