THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1523 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners claim to be in possession of different extents of land in various sub-divisions of Survey Nos.161 to 163 of Narendrapuram Village, Munagapaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, from 1946 onwards. According to them, the pattas could not be granted, in spite of their long possession, on account of the fact that the lands are classified into Konda Poramboke. The Tahsildar, Munagapaka, the fourth respondent herein, is said to have addressed letter, dated 06.05.2005 to the Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam, the third respondent herein, with a request to change the classification of the land from poramboke to assessed waste dry, so that the D-Form pattas can be granted to the eligible farmers, who are in possession of the land. The grievance of the petitioners is that no steps have been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. A perusal of the letter, dated 06.05.2005 addressed by the fourth respondent to the third respondent discloses that the land in the Survey Numbers referred to above is encroached by various individuals with a view to pave the way for grant of D-Form pattas to the existing encroachers, the fourth respondent requested the third respondent to change the classification. Nearly more than five years have elapsed. A matter of this nature cannot brook further delay. The third respondent has to take a decision on the request made by the fourth respondent. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the third respondent to pass appropriate orders on the letter, dated 06.05.2005 addressed by the fourth respondent, within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J 1st FEBRUARY, 2010. kvni