THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO Writ Petition No. 15118 OF 2010 ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted seeking a writ of mandamus for declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing pattas to the petitioners herein for the lands assigned to them in RS Nos. 1176/1, 1176/2, 1177/1, 1177/2 and 1177/3 of Telaprolu village of Ungutur Mandal of Krishna District under self employment scheme, called `Mundadugu’, as bad and consequently to direct the respondents to grant pattas to the petitioners over an extent of Ac.0.10 cts in favour of each of them. The Tahsildar, Ungutur Mandal, Ungutur, Krishna District, has filed a detailed counter affidavit pointing out that the lands in R.S.No. 1176/1, 1176/2, 1177/1, 1177/2 and 1177/3 measuring Ac. 9.88 cts, Ac. 0.24 cts, Ac.6.58 cts, Ac. 0.49 cts and Ac. 0.55 cts situate in Telaprolu village of Ungutur Mandal are classified as `Gayalu’ and the land in R.S. No. 1177/3 measuring an extent of Ac. 0.55 cts of land is classified as `Donka’ as per the village accounts. The Tahsildar has denied and disputed the claim of the petitioners that they were already granted assignment over the said land. It is specifically pointed out that the revenue records do not show any such allotment to have taken place. It is also asserted that no layout of the said land has been prepared, as alleged, for the purpose of constructing a community hall or seed mixing plant or protected drinking water tank under any of the government schemes. It is also denied that the Tahsildar has sent any proposals to the government for assignment of any such lands in favour of any third party. However, it is admitted that the petitioners have submitted a representation to the 2nd respondent – Collector seeking assignment of land and that the said representation is pending consideration of the Collector. It is therefore appropriate to direct the District Collector to take up the representation said to have been submitted by the petitioners for consideration and pass appropriate orders thereon as expeditiously as possible within a period of six months, after ascertaining the social status claim of the petitioners as well as their economic status and in the event it is found that the land is suitable for being assigned to any of the petitioners or any other eligible persons of the village liable to be granted a patta, the same exercise may be completed. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. ------------------------------------ Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J knk 15th December 2011