IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 8967 of 2008 Between: Manchala Yedukondalu Reddy, S/o. Veera Reddy, Hindu, R/o. Asodivaripalem, H/o. Maruproluvaripalem, Bapatla Mandal, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Tahsildar, Bapatla Mandal, Guntur 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 orderor direction more particularly one in the anture of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not disposing the application made by the Petitioner dated 20-09-2006 for issuance of Pattadar Pass Book for the land admeasuring Ac. 2-38 1/2 cents situated in Sy.No. 63/1 and 53/2 of Maruproluvaripalem Village as illegal, arbitrary, malafide and in violation of principles of naturaljustice and consequently direct the respondent to dispose off the applicatino of the Petitioner dated 20-9- 2006 and issue Pattadar Pass Book for the land admeasuring Ac. 2-38 1/2 Cents situated in Sy.No. 63/1 and 53/2 of Maruproluvaripalem Village, Bapatla Mandal, Guntur District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.GANDURI NAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 8967 of 2008 Order: The petitioner states that the land admeasuring Ac.2-38 ½ cents, situated in Survey Nos.63/1 and 53/2 of Maruproluvaripalem village, Bapatla Mandal, Guntur District, fell to his share in the family partition, and that he made an application dated 20.09.2006 requesting the respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Bapatla Mandal, Guntur District, for issuance of pattadar passbook in respect of the said land, and it is his grievance that till date no action thereon had been taken. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondent, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: The respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Bapatla Mandal, Guntur District, is directed to consider and dispose of the representation dated 20.09.2006 of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 17.04.2008 Ksr/Nsr