IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9987 of 2008 Between: 1 Smt. B. Lakshmamma W/o. Late Appanna R/o.Kommadi Junction Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2 Smt. Bora Sriramulu W/o.Late Pydisetty R/o.Kommadi Junction Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Marada Joga Rao S/o.Late Jogulu R/o.Kommadi Junction Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Thasildar,, Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 3 The District Forest Officer, Visakhapatnam District. Visakhapatnam . .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue any appropriate writ order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing the pattadar Passbooks and fair adangals relating to the petitioners lands in Sy.No. 36/9 , 36/8 and 36/2 of Kommadi Village, Visakhapatnam (Rural) Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, as illegal, unjust and arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of india and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to issue pattadar passbooks and fair adangals relating to the petitioner patta lands in Sy.No,. 36/9 , 36/8 and 36/2 of Kommadi Village, Visakhapatnam (Rural ) Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.D.RAMESH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioners filed the present Writ Petition questioning the action of the respondents in not issuing the pattadar pass books and fair adangals in respect of land in survey Nos.36/9, 36/8 and 36/2 of Kommadi Village, Visakhapatnam. The husbands of first and second petitioners and the third petitioner served in the Indian Army and they were allotted an extent of Acs.5.00 of land in survey No.36/8, an extent of Acs.5.00 of land in survey No.36/2 and an extent of Acs.4.64 guntas of land in survey No.36/9 of Kommadi Village, respectively, under ex-servicemen quota, in the year 1970 and were also granted D-Form pattas. Since then, they have been in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the said land. Subsequently, they made applications, dated 26.12.2006, to the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, Visakhapatnam, for grant of pattadar pass books. Through his letter, dated 06.03.2007, the 2nd respondent requested the District Sainik Welfare Officer, Visakhapatnam, to furnish the service particulars and status of the petitioners for issuing pattadar pass books. The District Sainik Welfare Officer, in turn, had furnished the service particulars of the petitioners, vide his letter, dated 01.08.2007. The grievance of the petitioners is that even after receiving report from the District Sainik Welfare Officer, without passing any orders on their applications, the respondents are trying to dispossess them from the patta lands. Hence, this Writ Petition. Though the matter was adjourned three times for getting instructions by the learned Government Pleader, he has not received any instructions. However, both the counsel agreed to dispose of the writ petition finally. As agreed by both the counsel, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on the applications submitted by the petitioners, after taking into consideration the report submitted by the District Sainik Welfare Officer, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Dated:20.06.2008 GJ