THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No :2465 of 2008 DATED:08-02-2008 BETWEEN: Y.Mallaiah. ..... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Adilabad & 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not restoring the land to an extent of Ac.1.07 guntas in Sy.No.68, situated at Gangannapet village, Utnoor mandal, Adilabad District (other than the acquired land) to the petitioner and other legal heirs of the original pattadar, as illegal, and arbitrary 3. It is the case of the petitioner that he is the owner of an extent of Ac. 1.39 guntas in Sy.No.68 of Gangannapet village, Utnoor mandal, Adilabad District which is a patta land and out of the said land, only an extent of Ac.0.32 guntas has been acquired for construction of the Revenue Divisional Office in Utnoor mandal and accordingly petitioner made a representation before the 1st respondent-District Collector, Adilabad on 20-08-2007 on which an endorsement is said to have been made by the 1st respondent requesting the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Utnoor to verify and look into the matter. If that be so, petitioner ought to have approached the 2nd respondent by making another representation along with the relevant documents, but without approaching the 2nd respondent, petitioner straightaway approached this Court to declare the action of the respondent in not restoring the said land, the ownership of which is yet to be established and the fact of taking over the possession is also yet to be established, as illegal and arbitrary. 4. Accordingly, Writ Petition is dismissed with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the 2nd respondent along with the relevant documents. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 08th February, 2008. Tsy