IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No:3280 of 2008 Between: M. Anand S/o. Seshagiri Rao, Plot No.121/2, Vivekanada nagar, Kukatpally, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND The Tahasildar Shamshabad (M), at Shamshabad, Ranga Reddy 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 issue writ or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not considering application of the petitioner for effecting mutation and issue of pattedar passbook on the basis of application dt. 05.12.2006 in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.3-20 gts. in Sy. No. 103/47/part situated at Shamshabad (V&M), Ranga Reddy District as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice, and consequently direct the respondent to dispose of the application for mutation and issue of pass books without any further delay pass such other or further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.3280 of 2008 ORDER: It is the case of the petitioner that he is the owner and possessor of the land admeasuring Ac.3-20 gts. in Sy.No.103/47 (part) situated at Shamshabad Village and Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, having purchased through registered Sale Deed, vide Document No.11413/05, dated 17-10- 2005, from Sri N.Eshwarji and Sri N.Rajendra Prasad. It is stated that his vendors obtained pattadar passbooks and title deeds in respect of the said land. It is stated that after purchase of the said land, the petitioner filed an application before the respondent on 05-12-2006 to mutate his name in the revenue records in respect of the said land. Pursuant to the said application, the petitioner was directed to contact the respondent on 15-01-2007. On 15- 01-2007, the petitioner contacted the respondent, but there was no response. Therefore, the petitioner seeks to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not considering the application of the petitioner, dated 05-12-2006, as illegal and arbitrary. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondent submits that as per the revenue records, the land admeasuring Ac.717-29 gts. in Sy.No.103 situated at Shamshabad Village and Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, is recorded as Government land and the same was assigned to various persons and the land admeasuring Ac.10-02 gts. was assigned in favour of one Chowdari Laxmanji, S/o.Krishnaji and the petitioner herein purchased the assigned land in violation of the provisions of A.P.Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977. Therefore, the application of the petitioner for mutation of his name in the revenue records in respect of the land in question was rejected by the respondent vide Memo No.D/1398/2006, dated 24-01-2007. In view of the fact that the application of the petitioner was already considered and rejected though Memo No.D/1398/2006, dated 24- 01-2007, I am of the opinion that no orders need be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to question Memo No.D/1398/2006, dated 24-01-2007. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 19-02-2008 Prv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Tahasildar Shamshabad (M), at Shamshabad, Ranga Reddy District. 2. 2CCs to GP for Revenue. 3. 2CD copies