IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8615 of 2008 Between: 1 S. Dhanalaxmi, W/o. Late Sri Venkateshwar Rao, Fatehnagar, Balanagar, Hyderabad. 2 K. nagendramma, W/o. Late Sri Koteshwar Rao, Fatehnagar, Balanagar, Hyderabad. 3 K. Venkata Subba Rao, S/o. Late Sri Venkateshwar Rao, Fatehnagar, Balanagar, Hyderabad. 4 M. Yallamma, W/o. Sandaiah, Fatehnagar, Balanagar, Hyderabad. 5 M. Ramu, S/o. Sandaiah, Fatehnagar, Balanagar, Hyderabad. 6 M. Laxmi, D/o. Sandaiah, Fatehnagar, Balanagar, Hyderabad. 7 Yadamma, W/o. Sri K. Nagaraju, Fatehnagar, Balanagar, Hyderabad. 8 M. Narsing Rao, S/o. Sandiah, Fatehnagar, Balanagar, Hyderabad. Rep. by their G.P.a. Sri S. Nageshwar Rao, S/o. Sri Kanakaia Aged 76 Years, Occ: Business, R/o. Plot No. 1051, Road No.52 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 033. 9 Yadamma, W/o. Sri K. Nagaraju, Fatehnagar, Balanagar, Hyderabad. Rep. by their G.P.a. Sri S. Nageshwar Rao, S/o. Sri Kanakaia Aged 76 Years, Occ: Business, R/o. Plot No. 1051, Road No.52 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad - 500 033. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Tahasildar, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Chevella, Ranga Reddy 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 grant an order, direction or writ, more so in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the respondents in issuing duplicate pattedar passbooks and title deeds as arbitrary, highhanded and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India and provisions of the A.P. Record of Rights in land and Pattedar Passbooks Act, 1971 and consequently direct the respondents to issue duplicate pattedar pass books and title deeds to the petitioners in relation to the land of the Petitioners in Survey No. 210/2 admeasuring Ac. 15. 36 guntas and in Survey No. 210/3 admeasuring Ac. 10.04 guntas agrregating to Ac. 26.00 situated at Moosapet (V), Balanagar (M), Ranga Reddy District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.R.RAGHUNANDAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.8615 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: It is the case of the petitioners that they are the absolute owners and possessors of the lands in Survey No.210/2 admeasuring Ac.15.36 guntas and in Survey No.210/3 admeasuring Ac.10.04 guntas, aggregating to Ac.26.00 guntas situated at Moosapet village, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and that they were issued Pattadar Passbooks and title deeds in their favour and that one Sri T.Damodar Rao lost the documents in transit when he was travelling from Tanuku of West Godavari District to Hyderabad and thereafter paper statement was given in that regard and on the complaint lodged on 30.09.2005, a certificate dated 04.10.2005 was issued by the police to the effect that although an effort was made to trace out the documents referred to in the complaint but they could not be traced out. Their further case is that the 4th petitioner has made an application to the first respondent-Tahsildar, Balanagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District along with necessary documents and requisite challan for issuance of duplicate copies of pattadar passbooks and title deeds but the 4th petitoiner was informed that they could not be issued as the petitioners were not in possession of the land and the same was being used for non-agricultural purpose vide Memo No.B/11037/2005 dated 20.01.2007 of the first respondent. Challenging the said orders of the first respondent, the petitioner approached this Court and filed Writ Petition No.2563 of 2007 and this Court on 09.03.2007 disposed of the said writ petition directing the petitioners to approach the first respondent for obtaining the duplicate copy of the pattadar passbook within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of that order. Pursuant to the said orders, the petitioners made a representation to the first respondent on 31.03.2007 but no action thereon had been taken. Aggrieved by the inaction of the respondents, the petitioner filed a Contempt Case No.452 of 200 before this Court and the said contempt case was closed on 20.11.2007 with a direction that the petitioners may jointly make an application to the first respondent giving correct details and as and when the same is filed, the first respondent can again consider the request. Pursuant to the said orders, the petitioner again made an application to the first respondent on 12.12.2007 but no action thereon had been taken so far. The petitioners further state that even though they made representations to the Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy on 14.02.2008; to the Revenue Divisional Officer, East Division on 16.12.2007; and to the District Collector, Ranga Reddy District on 19.02.2008, their efforts proved futile. Questioning the action of the first respondent in not considering their representation dated 12.12.2007 which was made pursuant to the directions given by this Court in C.C.No.452 of 2007, they filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition at the stage of admission with the following directions: The first respondent, namely, the Tahsildar, Balangar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, is directed to consider and dispose of the representation dated 12.12.2007 of the petitioners for issuance of duplicate copies of pattadar passbooks and title deeds in respect of the lands in question and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 17.06.2008. 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