IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN Present HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.3311 of 2011 Between: Gatla Chennamma & 3 others .. Petitioners AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary for Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 7 others .. Respondents The Court made the following: HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.3311 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners have prayed that direction be issued to the third respondent to dispose of their representation, dated 25.11.2010, vide which they have sought for cancellation of the pass books and title deeds issued in favour of the father of the 4th respondent and 5th respondent who have already expired. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that with regard to their land which is the subject matter of the representation, dated 25.11.2010, the petitioners were also issued assignment pattas for the same lands as were issued to the father of the 4th respondent and the 5th respondent. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents, however, submits that the third respondent is not the competent authority to decide the representation filed by the petitioners and that the petitioners ought to have filed their representation before the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for both parties, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction that in case the petitioners file an appropriate application before the concerned Revenue Divisional Officer, then that application shall be disposed of after issuance of notice to all the parties concerned within a period of four (4) months from the date of filing of the application. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J Date: 14th February, 2011 KL HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No.3311 of 2011 Date: 14th February, 2011 KL