IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 19707 of 2006 Between: 1 Mrs. Asma D. Souza, W/o. J. D. Joaquim D. Souza, R/o. Flat No.302, Plot No.8, LIC Colony, West marredpalli, Hyderabad. 2 Mr. Gregory M.D. Souza, S/o. Sri John B.D. Souza, R/o. Flat No.502, Plot No.8, LIC Colony, West Maredpalli, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Chief Commissioner, land Administration, Govt of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Commissioner, land Administration, Govt of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 The Regional Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order r direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus by declaring the impugned action of the 2nd respondent in not passing any proceedings for rectiﬁcation of records in respect of Sy.No.237 (New) Corresponding to old Sy.No.149 to an extent of 11.38 gts of Rajbollaram Village, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District in the light of the report submitted by the 3rd respondent dt. 01.01.2000 as arbitrary, illegal and void ab initio besides violative of principles of natural justice and Article 14 and 300-A of Constitution of India and further may be pleased to direct the 2nd respondent to pass appropriate orders for rectiﬁcation of records in respect of Sy.No.237 (New) corresponding to old Sy.No.149 to an extent of 11.38 gts of Rajbollaram Village, Medchal Mandal, R.R. District in the light of the report submitted by the 3rd respondent dt. 01.01.2000 and to pass suchother order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.Y.RAMA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 19707 of 2006 Order: The petitioners state that on the representation made by their vendors for rectiﬁcation of the errors that crept in the revenue records with respect to the land in Survey Nos.233 and 237 corresponding to old Survey No.149 of Rajabollaram village, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, the 3rd respondent-Regional Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Hyderabad, submitted report dated 10.01.2000, stating that an error has crept in the revenue records and that the 2nd respondent, namely the District Revenue Oﬃcer, is the authority competent to correct the same. The petitioners state that their vendors accordingly approached the 2nd respondent-District Revenue Oﬃcer, and made representations in succession from 2000 onwards, the latest being dated 24.01.2005, requesting him to correct the entries in the revenue records in respect of the lands in question, but so far no action thereon had been taken. Hence, they, being the purchasers of the lands in question from their vendors, have ﬁled the present writ petition. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue has produced a copy of the Memo dated 25.10.2005, issued by the Assistant Director, Survey and Land Records, R.R. District, informing the vendor of the petitioners that the land in Old Survey No.149 corresponding to new Survey Nos.233 and 237 of Raja Bollaram village, Medchal Mandal, is not in his possession, and hence his request for correction of settlement error under Section 87 of A.P. (T.A.) Land Revenue Act, 1317-Fasali, cannot be considered. The learned counsel for the petitioners, however, submitted that under the provisions of Section 87 of A.P. (T.A.) Land Revenue Act, 1317-Fasali, the District Revenue Oﬃcer, is the authority competent to pass orders for correction of settlement errors in the revenue records. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue did not dispute the same. Since under the provisions of Section 87 of the A.P. (T.A.) Land Revenue Act, 1317-Fasli, the authority competent to pass orders for correction of settlement errors in the revenue records is the District Revenue Oﬃcer, the orders issued by the Assistant Director, Settlement & Land Records, in Memo dated 25.10.2005, to the vendor of the petitioner, being one without jurisdiction, cannot be sustained, and it is accordingly set aside, and the 2nd respondent, namely the District Revenue Oﬃcer, Ranga Reddy District, who is the authority competent under Section 87 of the A.P. (T.A.) Land Revenue Act, 1317-Fasli, to correct the settlement errors in the revenue records, is directed to consider the representations said to have been made by the petitioners’ vendors for correction of entries in the revenue records in respect of the lands in question, in the light of the survey report dated 10.01.2000, submitted by the 3rd respondent, namely the Regional Deputy Director, Survey and Land Records, Hyderabad, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 17.07.2008 Nsr