THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.10609 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners are residents of Enamalakuduru Village, Penamaluru Mandal, Krishna District. Their grievance is that in the same Village, respondent No.7 is making construction over the agricultural land without seeking necessary permission and without paying the requisite fee. Reference is made to an earlier round of litigation in this regard. The Tahsildar, Penamaluru Mandal, respondent No.4 herein, filed a counter affidavit stating that on behalf of respondent No.7, the fee for conversion of agricultural land into non-agricultural use has already been paid. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents. The limited grievance of the petitioners is about the alleged construction being made by respondent No. 7 upon agricultural land. As the law stands now, with effect from 2006, the Revenue Divisional Officer is conferred with the power to grant permission to put an agricultural land to non-agricultural use. The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006, is framed in such a way that if the stipulated amount is paid, the Revenue Divisional Officer has no discretion except to accord permission. In the instant case, the amount is said to have already been paid. Therefore, the petitioner cannot have any genuine grievance. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 30.04.2010. kdl