IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.21297 of 2011 Between: Moin Uddin Ahmed Burney and another ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The State Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Secretariat, Hyderabad and others .....RESPONDENT(S) The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners essentially complaining that the representation said to have been submitted by them on 02-12-2010 seeking mutation of their names in the revenue records in respect of land in Sy.No.44 of Gachibowli village, Serilingampally mandal, Ranga Reddy district, has not been attended to so far by the third respondent. 2. This writ petition need not be kept pending any further. Any request or application submitted in terms of Sub-sections 1 and 2 of Section 5 of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattedar Pass Books Act, 1971, the competent authority/Tahasildar is required to pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of six (6) months. 3. It is needless to observe that an opportunity of hearing to all the persons concerned and interested in the land in question should be accorded before any such order is passed. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to deal with the representation dated 02-12-2010 of the petitioners and pass orders considered appropriate thereon, on or before 31st March, 2012. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J July 28, 2011 PN HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No.21297 of 2011 July 28, 2011