HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4565 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner claims that his father late Janga Reddy was a protected tenant in respect of land admeasuring Ac.1.18 guntas and Ac.1.24 guntas in Survey Nos.28 and 29 respectively of Attapur Village, Rajenderanagar Mandal. He submitted an application on 22.12.2007 before the respondent with a request to mutate his name as protected tenant in the relevant records in relation to the said land. His grievance is that no action has been taken on his application. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. In case, the father of the petitioner was recognized as a protected tenant, the only course open to the petitioner is to approach the respondent with an application under Section 40 of the A.P. Telangana Area (Tenancy and Agricultural Lands) Act 1950 (for short ‘the Act’). A detailed procedure is prescribed for processing of the applications under that provision. The records need to be verified as to whether the father of the petitioner was recognized as protected tenant at all. Evidence needs to be adduced. Unless and until the petitioner is recognized as legal heir of a protected tenant, the question of mutating his name in the revenue records does not arise. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to pursue the remedy under Section 40 of the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 05.03.2009 JSU HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4565 of 2009 Date: 05.03.2009 JSU