IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 21024 of 2008 Between: Mamidi Muralidhar S/o. Penchalayya R/o. Mummaipalem Village, Ojili (M), Nellore distirct. ..... PETITIONER AND The Mandal Revenue Officer, ( Tahsildar), Ojili Mandal, Ojili, Nellore 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 inaction of the respondent in issuing pattedar pass books pertaining to the land admeasuring Ac. 0- 15 cents in Sy.No. 289-2 nad Ac. 1-56 cents in Sy.No. 246-2, situated in Mummaipalem Village, Ojili Mandal, Nellore District, to the Petitioner, despite the order dt. 24-12-1998 passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.No. 32115 of 1998, as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the respondent to issue pattedar pass book in favour of the Petitioner and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.RAVI KIRAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 21024 of 2008 Oral order: The petitioner claims that he succeeded to the land in an extent of Ac.0.15 cents and Acs.1.56 cents in Sy. Nos. 289-2 and 246-2of Mummaipalem village, Ojili Mandal, Nellore District, from his father, who was granted ryotwari patta after Abolition of Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1956. He states that he made several applications for grant of Pattadar Pass Books in respect of the said land, and that when the respondents failed to issue the same, he ﬁled writ petition in W.P. No. 32115 of 1998, and that this court by order dated 24.12.1998 disposed of the same directing the respondents to issued Pattadar Passsbooks after due enquiry. Pursuant to the said order, he states that he made representation dated 01.12.2006 requesting the respondent, namely the Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer, Ojili Mandal, to issue Pattadar Passbooks, but no action thereon had been taken till date. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondent. To obtain Pattadar Pass Books and Title Deeds, the applicants have to make application in Form VI(A) as provided under Section 4(1) of the A.P. Rights in Land & Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 and Rule 18 of the Rules made thereunder, to the respondent. Admittedly, the petitioner did not made any such application. He merely made a representation requesting the respondent to issue Pattadar Pass Books and Title Deeds in respect of the lands in question. The petitioner having not made application in proper format, cannot have any grievance against the respondent for not considering his representation. However, if the petitioner makes proper application in Form VI(A) as provided under Section 4(1) of the A.P. Rights in Land & Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 and Rule 18 of the Rules made thereunder, the respondent shall consider and dispose of the same and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. ________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Dated: 25th September, 2008. KSR