IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.33181 of 2011 BETWEEN Voodikala China Rama Rao. ... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Visakhapatnam and others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. G.L. NAGESWARRA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order: ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. 2. Petitioner’s application for grant of pattadar passbook and title deeds dated 23.02.2011 for the lands in Sy.No.125/9 for an extent of Ac.0.37 cents and Sy.No.125/12 for an extent of Ac.0.81 cents was rejected by the Tahsildar, Bheemunipatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam District – respondent No.3 under proceedings dated 07.04.2011 on the ground that the aforesaid lands are found recorded in the SFA (Settlement Fair Adangal) in some other name. It is stated that it is part of Alakananda Layout and hence, the petitioner’s application for grant of pattadar passbook under the Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, was rejected. Questioning that the petitioner filed the present writ petition. 3. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue rightly points out that if the petitioner is aggrieved by the aforesaid order, he has an effective alternative appellate remedy where he can adjudicate his contentions both factually as well as legally. 4. Existence of remedy having not been disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner is relegated to avail the said appellate remedy. Petitioner is at liberty to file an appeal against the impugned order within two (2) weeks from today and if such appeal is preferred, the appellate authority shall entertain the same in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J December 16, 2011 DSK