THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.21598 of 2010 Date : 6-9-2010 Between: G.Balamaddileti s/o.Chinna Venkata Ramana and others .. Petitioners and The State, represented by the District Collector, Kurnool District at Kurnool and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioners : Sri K.Sreenivasulu Reddy Counsel for respondents : A.G.P. for Revenue The court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.21598 of 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.3 in carrying out amendment of Record of Rights by incorporating the names of the petitioners in respect of lands admeasuring Ac.3-45 cents in S.No.112, Ac.4-74 cents in S.No.112 and 114 and Ac.3-45 cents in S.No.112 respectively of Tudicherla village, Jupadbanglow Mandal, Kurnool District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners sought for a consequential direction for incorporation of their names. I have heard the learned counsel for petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. Petitioners claim to have purchased the above mentioned lands under registered sale deeds in the year 2009 from the alleged lawful owner for valuable consideration. They have made an application to respondent No.3 for mutation of their names in the revenue records and issuance of pattadar passbooks. Respondent No.3, having held an enquiry, mutated the petitioners’ names and accordingly their names are shown in Adangal for the year 2009-10. The grievance of the petitioners is that pattadar passbooks have not been issued so far. Under Section 4 of A.P. Rights In Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act 1971, a person acquiring rights over land by succession, survivorship, inheritance etc., shall intimate the same in writing to the Mandal Revenue Officer within 90 days of such acquisition. Under Section 5, on receipt of such intimation, the Mandal Revenue Officer shall determine as to whether and if so in what manner record of rights may be amended in consequence thereof and shall carryout the amendment after such determination. Under Section 6-A, where the amendments are made, the owner is entitled to apply for issuance of pattadar passbook and title deed and on such application, the Mandal Revenue Officer shall cause an enquiry to be made and shall issue the passbook and title deed in accordance with the record of rights. As noted above, it is the case of the petitioners that their names have been mutated in the revenue record for the year 2009-10. It is therefore incumbent upon the Mandal Revenue Officer to hold appropriate enquiry and if he is satisfied that the petitioners have acquired right, he shall issue pattadar passbooks and title deeds. As the grievance of the petitioners, as projected in this Writ Petition appears to be legitimate, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider the petitioners’ applications for issuance of pattadar passbooks and title deeds by duly incorporating their names in the revenue records and pass appropriate orders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and the decision taken by respondent No.3 shall be communicated to the petitioners. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, W.P.M.P.No.27450/2010 is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 6-9-2010 AM