IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.539 of 1996 Between: C.R.Ramachandra Bhattar S/o. Raja Bhattar Kappalli Village, Chembakum, Chittoor Dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh rep.by the District Collector Chittoor 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Ramasamudram Chittoor Dist ....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 call for the entire records relating to and emanating in the Memo in Roc.No.B/1017/95, Dt.22/11/1995 of the Mandal Revenue Officer, Ramasamudram, proposing to allot house site pattas in S.No.72/1 of Kappalli village, peruse the same and quash the said order by issuing an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Certiorari. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.V.SUNDARARAJAN Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner, in this writ petition, seeks to quash the proceedings of the 2nd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer in ROC.No.B/1017/95, dated 22.11.1995 proposing to allot house site pattas in Survey No.72/1 of Kappalli village. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that he is the Hereditary Archaka of Sri Ghattu Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Kappalli, Chittoor District and an extent of Ac.5.45 cents of Inam dry land in Survey No.72/1 was granted to the said temple along with some other lands. The temple is being maintained from out of the income derived by getting the said lands cultivated. While so, pursuant to the representation made by the President of Mahila Mandali for grant of house site pattas in Survey No.72/1, the 2nd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer, at the instance of 1st respondent-District Collector, has issued memo in ROC.No.B/1017/95, dated 22.11.1995 calling for objections for grant of house site pattas in Survey No.72/1. Hence, the Writ Petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, on instructions, submits that there is no proposal at all for acquiring the land of the petitioner- Temple. Recording the said submission made by the learned Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is closed. No costs. ________________ (N.V. RAMANA, J) Date: 03.11.2004 Nsr/Asp To 1 The District Collector, State of Andhra Pradesh, Chittoor 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Ramasamudram Chittoor Dist 3 Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 4 Two CD copies.