IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13162 of 2008 Between: 1 K.Vittal Reddy, S/o. K.Ganga Reddy, R/o. H.No.2-96, Kandlakoya Village, Medchal Mandal, R.R.District. 2 K.Srinivas Reddy, S/o. K.Ganga Reddy, R/o. H.No.2-96, Kandlakoya Village, Medchal Mandal, R.R.District. 3 Smt. K.Archana, W/o. Sadasiva Reddy, R/o. H.No.2-96, Kandlakoya Village, Medchal Mandal, R.R.District. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Hyderaba Urban Development Authority, Rep by its Vice Chairman, Greenlands Guest House, Begumpet, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents Authority in non-returning of the Title Deeds and Pattadar pass Books in respect of Sy.No.33,43,52 and 53 of Kandlakoya village, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District which was obtained in connections with permit No.9505/MP2/HUDA/98 as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India as well as the provisions of A.P Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975 and consequently direct the Respondent-Authority to release the Title deeds of the Petitioners herein forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.SRINIVAS POLAVARAPU Counsel for the Respondent: (SC FOR HUDA)M.SURENDER RAO The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition has been ﬁled by the petitioners, who are 3 in number, with a prayer to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent-Authority in not returning the pattadar passbooks and title deeds of the petitioners in respect of Survey Nos.33, 43, 52 and 53 of Kandlakoya village, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The petitioners deposited their original pattadar passbooks and title deeds as security with the respondent- Authority while seeking approval of draft lay out. Subsequently, the draft lay out came to be cancelled by the respondent-Authority, by letter No.9505/MP2/HUDA/98, dated 21.01.2004. Thereafter, the 1st petitioner submitted a representation, dated 24.02.2005 to the respondent-Authority for return of the original pattadar passbooks and title deeds. There being no action on the representation, the petitioners approached this Court by invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission, learned Standing Counsel for the HUDA received notice on behalf of the respondent-Authority, and on instructions, he submits that the respondent-Authority is taking steps to return the original pattadar passbooks and title deeds deposited by the petitioners. 4. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage directing the respondent-Authority to return the original pattadar passbooks and title deeds of the petitioners within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order. No costs. ______________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. Date:05th August, 2008. cs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN}