IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 26162 of 2007 Between: 1 Bhaskar Reddy, S/o Bheema Reddy Nagi Reddy, R/o 30/726, Vijayanagar Colony, Nandyala Town, Kurnool District. 2 Shiva Shankar Reddy, S/o Paireddy Easwar Reddy, R/o Flat No.25, Kranthinagar, Nandyala Town and Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Tahsildar, Mandal Nandyal, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENT 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 to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondent in not effecting mutation and in not issuing patta pass book and title deed in respect of land bearing Sy.No.101/3B admeasuring 5 acres situated at Mazaramula Sagaram village, Nandyala Mandal, Kurnool District as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Art.14, 19(1)(g), 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India apart from being violative of the provisions of A.P.Rights in Lands and pattadar pass book Act, 1971 and consequently direct respondent to effect mutation and issue patta pass book and title deeds in respect of land bearing Sy.No.101/3B admeasuring 5 acres situated at Mazaramula Sagaram Village, Nandyala Mandal, Kurnool District and pass in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.NAVEEN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.26162 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: The present writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondent-Tahsildar, Mandal Nandyal, Kurnool District, in not taking any action on the application dated 29.08.2007 made by the petitioners and thereby not effecting mutation and issuing of patta pass book and title deeds in their favour as arbitrary and illegal. It is the case of the petitioners that the land in Survey No.101/3B admeasuring in an extent of 5 acres situated at Mazaramula Sagaram Village, Nandyala Mandal, Kurnool District, was purchased by the petitioners under a registered sale deed dated 27.09.2005 and that subsequent to the purchase of the land in question, the petitioner made an application to the respondent in Form No.VI-A as contemplated under Section 4 of the A.P. Rights in Lands and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and that on receipt of the said application, as contemplated under the provisions of the said Act, the respondent has to invite objections therefor and then taken consequential steps but in the instant the respondent-Tahsildar did not initiate any such action so far. Hence the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions. The respondent-Tahsildar, Mandal Nandyal, Kurnool District, is directed to consider the application dated 29.08.2007 made by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law expeditiously. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of accordingly at the threshold. No costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 17.06.2008. VGSR