IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) Present: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO Monday, the Fourteenth day of September Two Thousand and Nine Writ Petition No.7040 of 2002 Between: C. Laxminarayana, S/o. C. Ramaswamy, Aged about 54 years, R/o 23/8 Upstairs, Gandhi Bazar, Anantapur and others …Petitioners AND The District Collector, Anantapur District and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO Writ Petition No.7040 of 2002 ORDER: Petitioners are aggrieved by inaction of third respondent in not granting Pattadar Pass Books/title deeds for the remaining extent of land after acquiring land under A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971. Therefore, they filed instant writ petition seeking Writ of Mandamus to third respondent. Petitioners are statedly owners of land in Survey No.193 of Malyam Village, Kanekal Mandal, Anantapur District. Under an award dated 10.03.1969, some extent of land was acquired for excavation of irrigation canal. It appears that in 2001, petitioners individually made representations before Mandal Legal Service Authority (MLSA) complaining that third respondent did not issue Pattadar Pass Books for remaining extent of their land in Survey No.193. MLSA sent different communications addressed to District Collector, Anantapur requesting to conduct enquiry and issue Pattadar Pass Books to petitioners. Even thereafter, inaction persisted in the office of the third respondent. Therefore, petitioners filed instant writ petition. Respondents have not filed counter affidavit, even after lapse of seven years. Therefore, instead of keeping the writ petition pending, the same is disposed of directing Tahsildar, Kanekal Mandal, Anantapur District to enquire into the matter and issue Pattadar Pass Books, if necessary, obtaining Form No.VI(A) as per A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Rules, 1989. This exercise may be completed within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___​____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) September 14, 2009 Bvv Note: Despatch copy of the order within two weeks. (B/o) Bvv