THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.4579 of 2010 DATED: 26.02.2010 Between: Mundlapudi Rajendra .. Petitioner. And The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad, and others. .. Respondents. ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. According to the petitioner, initially his grandfather, namely, Mullapudi Chengalraya Reddy was the absolute owner, possessor and cultivating the lands admeasuring Ac.0.12 cents, 0.15 cents, 0.32 cents, 0.22 cents, 0.12 cents, 0.05 cents in Sy.Nos.365-6, 390-6, 390- 12, 395-17, 395-21, 396-4 respectively situated at Tiruchanoor village, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Chittoor District, as on 07.01.1948. After the death of his grandfather, his father succeeded to the said lands, and thereafter, his father bequeathed the same in his favour under a registered will deed dated 12.11.2001. The petitioner contends that after the death of his father, he has been cultivating the subject lands, which are ryotwari lands, and as such, he is entitled for grant of ryotwari patta in respect of the said lands. However, on coming to know that the 3rd respondent-Inam Deputy Tahsildar, Chittoor, vide S.R.No.04/2006 (I.D.T.No.42/2005), dated 27.09.2006, has granted ryotwari patta in respect of the subject lands in favour of the unofficial respondents, the petitioner preferred an appeal being Inam Appeal No.128/2009 on 20.01.2009 before the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, but till date the said appeal has not been disposed of. Hence, this writ petition. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, is directed to dispose of the Inam Appeal No.128/2009 purported to have been filed by the petitioner against the orders passed by the 3rd respondent-Inam Deputy Tahsildar, Chittoor, in S.R.No.04/2006 (I.D.T.No.42/2005), dated 27.09.2006, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the copy of the order to the petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 26.02.2010 v v