IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 740 of 2005 Between: 1 Nakka Sreenivasulu, S/o. Rachaiah, D.No.3/93, Bazar Street, Gurramkonda Town and Mandal, Chittoor District. 2 P. Chandramouli, S/o. P.L.Subbaiah, R/o. D.No.2/157, Society Colony, Madanapalli, Chittoor Dsitrict. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madanapalli, Chittoor District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Gurramkonda, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 a direction or an order, or a writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandmaus, declaring the action of the respondent No.1 in not passing any orders on the representation given by the petitioners for issuance of patta pass book and title deed by the respondents for Sy.No.70/1, Ac.5.90 cents of Chittiboyinapally Village, Gurramkonda Mandal, Chittoor District, as illegal unconstitutional and arbitrary, and consequently direct the 1st respondent to pass orders on the representation given by the petitioners for issuance of patta pass book and title deed for extent of Ac.5.90 cents in Sy.No.70/1, of Chittiboyinapally Village, Gurramkonda Mandal, Chittoor District forthwith and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.S.BHATT Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The grievance of the petitioners is that they purchased Ac.5.90 cents of dry land in Survey No.70/1 of Chittiboyinapally village, Gurramkonda Mandal, Chittoor district, from one of the Shotriumdars, for a valid consideration in 1960s, and also entered into an agreement of sale. Further, a cousin of the vendor by name K.G.Lakshmana Rao filed a suit against their vendor in O.S.No.230/81 on the file of the District Munsif, Vayalpadu. The said suit ended in compromise. Thereafter, the petitioners made an application to the Revenue Department for issuance of Pattedar Pass Books and Title Deeds in their favour. According to the petitioners, the 1st petitioner has right of Ac. 1.90 cents, and the 2nd petitioner has right of Ac. 4.00 over the said land. It is their grievance that the applications filed by them before the respondents are still pending and the same is not acted upon till date. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits, the respondents are directed to dispose of the applications purported to have been made by the petitioners, on merits, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. 19th April, 2005 smr To 1 The District Collector, Chittoor District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madanapalli, Chittoor District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Gurramkonda, Chittoor District. 4. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5. Two CD copies.