IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2034 of 2009 Between: 1 Fareed Hussain Khan, S/o. Sikander Hussain Khan, R/o. # 11, Buckingham Block, Amrutha Valley, Road No. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034. 2 Sikander Hussain Khan, S/o. Mumtaz Hussain Khan, R/o. # 11, Buckingham Block, Amrutha Valley, Road No. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034. 3 Obaid Hussain Khan, S/o. Sikander Hussain Khan, R/o. # 11, Buckingham Block, Amrutha Valley, Road No. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034. 4 Mahmood Hussain Khan, S/o. Sikander Hussain Khan, R/o. # 11, Buckingham Block, Amrutha Valley, Road No. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Hyderabad District, Nampally Station Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Nampally Station Road, Hyderabad. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary (Revenue), Secretariat, 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 an order, direction or appropriate Writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus direct the respondents to consider the applications filed for transfer of rights in respect of plots 8 and 9 of erstwhile Jubille Hills Municipality in accordance with G.O.Ms.No. 166, dt. 16-2-2008 and consequentially direct the respondents to transfer the rights in favour of the petitioner as per the guidelines of said G.O. in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MAHMOOD ALI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No. 2034 of 2009 Order: The petitioners filed an application dated 01.10.2008 before the District Collector, the first respondent herein to regularize their alleged encroachments over plot Nos.8 and 9 of erstwhile Jubilee Hills Municipality in terms of G.O. Ms. No. 166, dated 16.02.2008. Their grievance is that no action has been taken on the application so far. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submits that the benefit under G.O. Ms. No. 166 can be extended only in favour of such persons who are in actual possession of the Government land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The Government itself evolved a scheme for regularization of encroachments of Government lands and issued guidelines therefor under G.O. Ms. No. 166, dated 16.02.2008. In case the petitioners have fulfilled the requirements of G.O. Ms. No. 166, the benefit needs to be extended to them. On the other hand, it is found that the petitioners are not eligible for it, the reasons therefor are to be communicated. The applications cannot be kept pending indefinitely. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to pass appropriate orders on the application submitted by the petitioners in terms of G.O. Ms. No. 166, dated 16.902.2008, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Date: 11.02.2009 Nsr