THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 907 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners submitted an application to the third respondent with a prayer to furnish copies of the pahanies from 1954 to 2008 in respect of the land admeasuring Acs.6.16 guntas in survey No.199 situated at Injapur Village, Hayathnagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. The third respondent rejected the application through Memo, dated 18.10.2008, on the ground that the land belongs to the Government. The same is challenged in this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. On receiving the application from the petitioners, the third respondent had verified the matter and issued the Memo, dated 18.10.2008. He refused to furnish the copies of the pahanies in respect of the said land, on the ground that it belongs to the Government. Even assuming that the petitioners are not the owners, they cannot be refused the certified copies. Mere furnishing of copies does not confer any rights, much less, title on the recipient thereof. Whatever may have been the justification in refusing such documents to third parties, till recently, with the enactment of the Right to Information Act, 2005, this aspect becomes virtually insignificant. Therefore, the writ petition is allowed and the impugned Memo is set aside. The third respondent is directed to furnish the copies of the documents applied for by the petitioners, subject to payment of costs and availability of records. It is also made clear that mere issuance of copies of the pahanies applied for by the petitioners does not confer any right upon them vis-à-vis the land. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:29.01.2009 kdl