THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.7291 of 2010 Dated:08.04.2010 Between: A.Venkat Reddy, And others. …Petitioners and The Tahsildar, Atloor Mandal, Kadapa District, And another. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.7291 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners, who are ten in number, are aggrieved by inaction of respondent No.1 in issuing pattadar pass books and title deeds to them. It is their case that all of them own small extents of agricultural lands in Yerraballi Village, Atloor Mandal in Kadapa District. The details of the holding of each of the petitioner are given in paragraph 3 of the affidavit accompanying the writ petition. It appears, when they requested for pattadar pass books, respondent No.1 by letter dated 01.07.2007 requested respondent No.2 to pass appropriate orders, in vain. Therefore, they filed the instant writ petition. Assistant Government Pleader after getting instructions submits that the land in survey No.340/2 to an extent of Ac.0.15 cents is classified as assessed waste dry, and it is already acquired for Kalivikodi Project. He also submits that the other extents of lands allegedly owned by the petitioners are classified as assessed waste dry. He does not, however, deny or dispute that the application made by the petitioners has been recommended by the Tahsildar to the Revenue Divisional Officer. Indeed, the petitioners have enclosed a copy of the letter dated 01.07.2007 addressed by respondent No.1 to respondent No.2 for issue of pattadar pass books in favour of the petitioners. In view of this the writ petition need not be kept pending and can be disposed of at the admission stage. As the application made by the petitioners is pending the writ petition is disposed of observing that the competent recording authority may consider the application of the petitioners and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Be it made clear that under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, the recording authority is Tahsildar, who is competent to issue pattadar pass books and title deeds and the Revenue Divisional Officer is only counter signing authority as per Rule 26(9) of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Rules, 1989. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 08.04.2010 vs