IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 10340 of 1999 Between: 1 K.Hari Chandra Reddy (died) per LRs S/o. Sri Linga Reddy R/o. Kogilathota village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District. 2 Smt. K. Yasodamma W/o. late K. Harichandra Reddy Kogilathota village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District. 3 Smt. K. Rudramma W/o. late K. Harichandra Reddy Kogilathota village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District. 4 K. Shivalinga Reddy S/o. late K. Harichandra Reddy Kogilathota village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District. 5 K. Srikanth Reddy S/o. late K. Harichandra Reddy Kogilathota village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District. 6 K. Sstyanarayana Reddy S/o. late K. Harichandra Reddy Kogilathota village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District. 7 K. Rama Reddy S/o. late K. Harichandra Reddy Kogilathota village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District. 2to7 brought on record as LRs of deceased petitioner as per court order dt. 4-10- 2004 in WPMP 22397 of 2004. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Government of A.P Rep by its District Collector Kurnool Distrcit 2 Government of A.P Rep by its Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, Kurnool Distrcit 3 Mandal Revenue Officer, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District. 4 State of A.P Rep by its Village Administrative Officer, Kogilathota Village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool Distrcit. .....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 to issue any appropriate order, direction or a writ particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in granting pattas in respect of the lands situated in survey numbers 104,93,250/3,250/9,25/12,250/13,124/2,98,143 and 94 of Kogilathota village, Holagunda Mandal, Kurnool District. admeasuring Ac. 4.60 cents, Ac.6.20 cents, Ac.2.29 cents, Ac.0.48, cents, Ac. 0.93cents, Ac. 0.84 cents, Ac. 3.36 cents, Ac.6.68 cents, Ac. 8.16 cents, and Ac. 13.94 cents respectively and also an extent of Ac.15.00 situated in S.No.90/A, Ballur village, Halaharvi Mandal, Kurnool District to third parties as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to grant pattas to third parties in respect of the said lands and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 10340 OF 1999 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that respondents were granting pattas in favour of the landless poor over the land which fell within the standard holding of the petitioner herein. In the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, it is stated that pattas were granted in favour of the landless poor only in respect of the land, which stood vested with the Government, on its being surrendered under the provisions of the A.P. Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings)Act, 1973 and that the land within the standard holding of the petitioner is not being interfered with. Sri P.Venugopal, Learned Counsel for the Petitioner would submit that, in view of this assertion in the counter affidavit, it would suffice if this court were to record the said statement and thereupon no further orders were necessary. The submission made, in the counter affidavit by 3rd respondent, that the petitioners’ land to the extent that it fell within their standard holding is not being interfered with is taken on record. Since the writ petition has become infructuous it is accordingly dismissed. However, in the circumstances, without costs. ___________ 12-8-2008 asp