HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.19902 of 2010 Date : 13-9-2010 Between: Anne Ramakrishna Rao s/o.Rama Koteswara Rao .. Petitioner and The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Counsel for respondents : A.G.P. for Revenue The court made the following : HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.19902 of 2010 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus declaring the inaction of respondent No.1 in granting No Objection Certificate (NOC) to the petitioner for alienating land admeasuring Ac.2-75 cents situated in S.No.315/6 of Desapatrunipalem village, Parwada Mandal, Visakhapatnam District in terms of G.O.Ms.No.1117, Revenue (Assign.I) Department dated 11-11-1993 as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is an Ex-Serviceman who was granted D-Form Patta in the year 1993 in respect of the above mentioned land. The petitioner pleaded that under G.O.Ms.No.1117, dated 11-11-1993, Ex- Servicemen are not entitled to sell the land for ten years from the date of assignment. The petitioner who felt the need of selling the property applied to respondent No.1 for N.O.C. It is his pleaded case that respondent No.1 referred the matter to respondent No.3 vide his proceedings Rc.No.1502/2008/E1 dated 16-5-2008 and that respondent No.3 in turn submitted his report through respondent No.2 to respondent No.1 on 13-6-2008. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the submission of the report, respondent No.1 has not granted the N.O.C. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue stated that since respondent No.3 has recommended for grant of N.O.C. in terms of G.O.Ms.No.1117, dated 11-11-1993, the petitioner is entitled to grant of N.O.C. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, respondent No.1 is directed to consider the petitioner’s request for grant of N.O.C. in the light of the report of respondent No.3 and in terms of G.O.Ms.No.1117, dated 11-11-1993 and pass appropriate order thereon and communicate the same to the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, W.P.M.P.No.25217/2010 is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________ C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy.,J Date : 13-9-2010 AM