IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 13318 of 2008 Between: Polepalli Satyanarayana, S/o. late Peda Rangaiah, R/o. H.No.814, IV Ward, Podili Road, Darsi Village and Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole, 2 The Joint Collector and Additional, District Magistrate, Prakasam District at Ongole, 3 The Tahsildar, Darsi Mandal,Prakasam District. .....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 a writ, order or a direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the third respondent Tahsildar, Darsi in not submitting the report to the second respondent- Joint Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole in pursuance to his proceedings No.rc.F2/1766/2008, dated 03.05.2008 and 17-05-2008, as being illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of Articles 21 and 300- A of the Constitution of India, apart from being contrary to the provisions of Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 and issue a consequential direction direction the third respondent Tahsildar, Darsi to forthwith submit a report to the second respondent Joint Collector in respect of the land in Survey No.914 admeasuring Ac.4.57 cents of Darsi Village and Mandal, Prakasam District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.LAKSHMA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.13318 OF 2008 ORAL ORDER: The petitioner states that he is the absolute owner and possessor of the land in Survey No.914 admeasuring Ac.4.57 cents situated at Darsi Village and Mandal, Prakasam District, by reason of ryotwari patta granted in his favour in SR No.15/11(a)/63/DRS/(Nellore District) dated 10.11.963 by the Assistant Settlement Officer, Nellore, and that his name was also mutated in the relevant revenue records. While so, when the third respondent-Tahsildar is acting arbitrarily in encouraged some third parties to occupy the land in question and raise pucca houses, the petitioner submitted an application under Sections 5 and 11(a) of the Estate Abolition Act to the second respondent-Joint Collector requesting him to verify the record and protect his interest over the land and the second respondent vide proceedings dated 03.05.2008 directed the third respondent to inspect the land physically, verify the connected records and submit a detailed report in regard thereto. However, the third respondent did not take any action thereon and continued with his illegal action of encouraging the third parties to occupy the land in question. Therefore, the petitioner again submitted another application reiterating his request made earlier to the second respondent and he again vide his proceedings dated 17.05.2008 directed the third respondent to submit a report immediately along with the connected records. Notwithstanding the same, the third respondent has not yet submitted any report to the second respondent. Hence, he filed the present writ petition. When the matter came up for admission on 25.06.2008, this Court, while adjourning the matter, granted two weeks time to the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for obtaining instructions. Today, when the matter is taken up, the learned Government Pleader has not reported any instructions. He, however, agreed for disposal of the writ petition at the stage of admission with following directions: The third respondent-Tahsildar, Darsi Mandal, Prakasam District, is directed to submit a detailed report, as directed by the second respondent-Joint Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole, vide his proceedings dated 03.05.2008 and 17.05.2008, if the report is not already submitted, expeditiously preferably within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, so as to enable the second respondent to take necessary action in the matter. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 09.07.2008 VGSR