IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 20760 of 2008 Between: Kumbam Venkat Ranga Reddy S/o.Sri K.Vittal Reddy R/o.H.No.2-2-25/P/7/1,bagh Amberpet, Hyderabad, rep.by his regd.GPA Holder Sri Captain K.Kishan,S/o.Late K.yellaiah aged 52 years, Occ:Busines, R/o.Plot No.690, Naveen Nagar colony, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its District Collector, Hyderabad District, having office at Chirag Ali Lane, Abids,Hyderabad 2 The Tahsildar, Shaikpet Mandal, having office at Banjara Hills,Hyderabad .....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 a writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent sin not considering the case of the petitioner for regularization of property admeasuring 500 Sq.yards bearing MC.No.8-2-310/1/6 Situated at Road No.14 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.166 Revenue (Assn.POT) Department dated 16.2.2008 as illegal, arbitrary, and violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for regularization of property admeasuring 500 sq.yards bearing MC.No.8-2-310/1/6 situated at Road No.14 Banjara Hills, Hyderabad in accordance with G.O.Ms.No.166 Revneue (Assn.POT) Department dated 16.2.2008 forthwith and immediately. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MOHD.MOIN AHMED QUADRI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled questioning the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for regularization of the house bearing Municipal No.8-2-310/1/6 admeasuring 500 square yards situated at Road No.14, Banjarahills, Hyderabad in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 Revenue (Assignment) Department, dated 16.02.2008. The case of the petitioner is that he has purchased the subject property from its owner under a registered sale deed, dated 15.07.1989 and since then he has been in possession and enjoyment of the same and paying the property tax regularly. In the year 2003, the petitioner approached ﬁrst respondent for issuance of “no objection certiﬁcate” for reconstruction of house and he was informed that the subject land belongs to Government as per the T.S.L.R. Records. Then the petitioner submitted an application for regularization in terms of G.O Ms.No.515 dated 19.4.2003. While the said application was pending, the Government issued another G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008 for regularization of encroached Government land by the private parties. Therefore, the petitioner submitted another application for regularization, along with all required documents, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008, which is still pending. Learned counsel for petitioner submitted that the petitioner is in continuous possession of the subject property since 1989 and since his application for regularization is pending before the ﬁrst respondent, the writ petition may be disposed of directing expeditious disposal of the said application. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue agreed for the same. Hence, in view of agreed stand of both the counsel the writ petition is taken up for ﬁnal disposal at the admission stage. Having regard to the fact that the application of the petitioner for regularization in terms of G.O.Ms No.166, dated 16.02.2008, is pending and in view of the agreed stand taken by both the learned counsel, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the said application of the petitioner in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till such time, the respondents are directed not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________ N.V.RAMANA,J Dated.23.09.2008 GJ