IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.745 of 2005 Between: Sri Adilakshmi Field Labour Society, being rep by President MR. D. Narayana Murthy, Thondavaram Ambajipeta Mandal, East Godavari District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Dist East Godavari Kakinada (Headquarters) 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Amalapuram Revenue Division, East Godavari District (Revenue Division) 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Ambjipeta Mandal, Ambajipeta, District East Godavari. ....RESPONDENTS 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 or direction or order more in the nature of mandamus declaring the inaction of the 2nd respondent in not submitting the 3rd respondent's recommendations to the 1st respondent relating to the issuance of pattas to the Members of petitioner's society in Sy. No. 31/6A and 31/6B along with Perugulanka (Extended Lanka area), situated at Thondavaram Village, Ambajipeta Mandal Dist East Godavari to the Extent of 7.67 acres as arbitrary, illegal and Violative of Articles of 14 and 300(A) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to submit the proposal of issuance of Pattas, as recommended by the 3rd respondent, to the members of petitioner's society relating to Sy.Nos.31/6A and 31/6B including lands of Perugulanka, situated at Thondavaram village, Ambajipet Mandal, District East Godavari to the extent of 7.67 Acres to the 1st respondent forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.NAGESWARA RAO TURAGA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court, at the admission stage, made the following: ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the 2nd respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer in not submitting the 3rd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer’s recommendations to the 1st respondent-District Collector relating to the issuance of Pattas to the members of petitioner’s society in an extent of 7.67 cents in Survey Nos.31/6A and 31/6B along with Perugulanka (extended Lanka area), situated at Thondavaram village, Ambajipet Mandal, East Godavari District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner’s society claims to have made a representation to the 1st respondent- District Collector for grant of assignment pattas to its members in respect of the land in question and the 1st respondent is stated to have referred the matter to the 3rd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer, who in turn, on the basis of information submitted by the Mandal Deputy Surveyor/Mandal Revenue Inspector, has recommended for issuance of pattas in respect of the land in question to the members of the petitioner’s society and submitted the same to the 2nd respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer. Assailing the action of the 2nd respondent in not submitting the said recommendations of the 3rd respondent to the 1st respondent, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The matter as to submitting the recommendations of the 3rd respondent before the 1st respondent, is an administrative issue, purely within the purview of the administrative authorities concerned, and this Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India cannot interfere in it and direct the 2nd respondent to submit the recommendations of the 3rd respondent to the 1st respondent. The petitioner has no cause of action in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed at the admission stage. No costs. _____________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 25.01.2005 Nsr/Mrr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, Dist East Godavari Kakinada (Headquarters) 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Amalapuram Revenue Division, East Godavari District 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Ambjipeta Mandal, Ambajipeta, East Godavari District 4 Two CCS to GP for Revenue, High Court of AP, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRT}