IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1158 of 2008 Between: K. Subash Chandra Bose, S/o. Narayanappa, Dr.No. 15/388, D. Subash Road, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Tahsildar (Mandal Revenue Officer), Ananthapur Rural Mandal, Ananthapur District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ananthapur. 3 The District Collector, Ananthapur. .....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 appropriate writ or order or direction mostly one which is in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order in RC D/947/2007 dated 22-8- 2007 of the 1st respondent as illegal, irregular, improper, unjustified and unsustainable and set aside the same holding that the pattedar pass book and title deed issued to the petitioner with patta No. 986 on 4/2/2006 with regard to the land admeasuring acres 4.00 in survey no. 30-1c of Kakkalapalli Village, Ananthapur rural mandal and district are proper and valid and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.VEERA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Smt. Justice T.Meena Kumari ) When this Writ Petition has come up for admission, learned Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that an efficacious alternative remedy of appeal is provided under the Act and, therefore, the writ petition is not maintainable. Inasmuch as the petitioners have got an alternative remedy of appeal under Sec. 5(5) of the A.P. Record of Rights in Land and Pattedar Pass Books Act, while extending the order granting status quo, dated 25.1.2008 for a further period of four weeks from today, the writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to avail the remedy of appeal provided under Sec. 5(5) of the A.P. Record of Rights in Land and Pattedar Pass Books Act. In the event of the petitioners filing such an appeal, the Appellate Authority is directed to dispose of the same within a period of eight weeks therefrom. No order as to costs. _____________________ Justice T. Meena Kumari _________________________ Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy February 2, 2009 MAS