THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.29465 of 2010 DT.26.11.2010 Between: D.Rukmini and another … Petitioners And The Government of Andhra Pradesh rep.by its Principal Secretary, Land Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Sri Mohd.Asifuddin Counsel for respondents: AGP for Revenue The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER: The grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that their application for mutation of their names in the revenue records made on 01.09.2010, is not being disposed of. I have heard Sri Mohd.Asifuddin, learned counsel for the petitioners, and perused the record. A perusal of the copy of the application, dated 01.09.2010, shows that the same was addressed to the Principal Secretary, Land Revenue, Government of A.P., with copies marked to various functionaries, including respondent No.4. Under the provisions of the A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for short ‘the Act’), respondent No.4 is the competent authority for receiving the applications and passing appropriate orders relating to correction of entries in the record of rights. Under the Rules made thereunder, the applications are required to be made in a prescribed proforma addressed to the Recording Authority i.e., respondent No.4. Ex facie, the petitioners failed to follow this procedure prescribed by the statute, but instead addressed their application to an authority, who is far higher in the hierarchy than the competent authority to receive and act on the applications for mutation. Therefore, no mandamus as sought for by the petitioners can be issued on the facts of this case. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed, however, with liberty to the petitioners to approach respondent No.4 with an appropriate application as per the provisions of the Act and the Rules. If such an application is received by respondent No.4, he shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders under Section 5(1) of the Act. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.37529 of 2010 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) Date: 26.11.2010. VGB