THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9961 of 2010 June 10, 2010 Between: P.V.V.Subba Rao, S/o.Brahmaji Rao … Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hydeabad And others ... Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9961 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is allegedly retired C.R.P.F. Jawan. He also alleges that as per the Government police vide proceedings No.W.V- 1/82-Adm-II (SEL)-FP-IV, dated 30.6.1983, he is entitled to assignment of land and other concessions. The said Government of India memorandum insofar as it is relevant reads as under. It is therefore requested that you may consider issuing necessary instructions to the State Cooperative Housing Societies, State Housing Boards, Fire Brigades and other such State organizations to accord the same priority to the Ex-CRPF personnel as well as dependent of those killed in action for their resettlement/rehabilitation etc., as it is given to the ex-defence personnel/BSF/Assam Rifles ex-servicemen particular in respect of the following. (a) Preference in providing re-employment (b) Preference in allotment of house/residential flats (c) Grant of loans to purchase house/plots (d) Allotment of land to landless CRPF personnel during the course of the redistribution of land in rural areas. (e) Grant of scholarships to children of personnel killed or wounded/ disabled in action. He alleges that Jaggappa Tank admeasuring Acs.35.20 in survey No.132 is defunct water body. Therefore, considering the petitioner’s request for assignment of Acs.3.00 out of the same, proposals were sent. The Government of Andhra Pradesh also issued G.O.Ms.No.144, dated 22.2.1999, for converting the tank bed land for the purpose of assignment. Petitioner made representations on 10.3.1999, 16.4.2002, 18.9.2006 and 08.4.2010 for assignment of Acs.3.00 in survey No.132, in vain. Therefore, he filed the instant writ petition. He seeks a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to finalise the assignment proceedings and assign Acs.3.00 in survey No.132 situated at Chitrada Village of Pithapuram Mandal in East Godavari District. The Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) obtained written instructions by way of fax message. A copy of the message received is placed before this Court and the same reads as under. The land classified in Revenue records as Tank Poramboke total extent Ac.67.95 cts. Out of which an extent of Ac.35.20 cts converted as Village Site vide G.O.Ms.No.144, Revenue ASS-I Department, dt.22.2.1999. The writ petitioner has applied application for assignment of land measuring Acs.3.00 cts in R.S.No.132 of Chitrada Village during the year 2001 and the same was rejected vide East Godavari Collector’s Ref.E3/2175/94, Dt.6.5.2001 through an endorsement. Again he applied for assignment of Ac.3.00 cts in R.S.No.132 of Chitrada Village. A perusal of the above would show that the petitioner’s request was already rejected by the District Collector vide reference No.E3/2175/94, dated 06.5.2001. Therefore the petitioner cannot have any grievance that his request is not considered. Secondly, as seen from paragraph–3 of the Government of India memo extracted herein above, retired Jawans of CRPF/BSF/Assam Rifles are entitled for re-employment, allotment of house site, grant of loans and grant of scholarship. They are not entitled for assignment of agricultural land unless such a Jawan is landless person. There is not even an averment in the affidavit of petitioner that he is landless person. Be that as it is, as the petitioner’s request for assignment of Acs.3.00 in survey No.132, which is tank bed land, is rejected, the Revenue authorities may consider his request for assignment of any other land if he is eligible and fulfils necessary qualification criteria under relevant Board Standing Order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. ______________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) June 10, 2010 YS