IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 6824 of 2008 Between: P. Ismail Khan @ M. Ismail Khan S/o. Late karim Khan Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 2 The Tahsildar, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 3 P. Hariram Bi W/o. Late Patan Rahim Khan R/o. Mallamgunta Village, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Chittoor District. 4 P. Fatima Bi W/o. Late Amir Khan R/o. Mallamgunta Village, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Chittoor District. 5 P. Khader Vali S/o. Late Amir Khan R/o. Mallamgunta Village, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Chittoor District. 6 P. Masthan Khan S/o. Late Rahim Khan R/o. Mallamgunta Village, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Chittoor District. 7 P. Akbar Khan S/o. Late Rahim Khan R/o. Mallamgunta Village, Tirupati Rural Mandal, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or order holding that the order of the 1st respondent in Proceedings D.Dis.No. H/3427/2007 dt. 31-12-2007 is against law, arbitrary, unreasonable and violative of the principles of natural justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.SOMA KONDA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 6824 of 2008 Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for respondent Nos.1 and 2. As against the impugned order dated 31.12.2007, passed by the 1st respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupathi, canceling the pattadar passbooks and title deeds issued to the petitioner and others in respect of the lands in question, it is submitted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and admitted to by the learned counsel for the petitioner that an effective alternative remedy by way of revision, under Section 9 of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971, is available to the petitioner, before the District Collector concerned. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: The petitioner may avail the alternative remedy of revision available to him before the District Collector concerned as against the impugned order dated 31.12.2007 passed by the 1st respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupathi, within a period of four weeks from today, and on such revision being filed by the petitioner, the District Collector concerned shall consider and dispose of the same, in accordance with law, and pass appropriate orders thereon, expeditiously. Till such time, there shall be interim stay of the impugned order dated 31.12.2007. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 31.03.2008 Ksr/Nsr ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSMI}