IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO :4518 of 2006 Between: Hasthapuram Chinna Sailu ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Karimnagar District and two others .....RESPONDENTs THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.No.4518 of 2006 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering his representations dated 8.1.2003 and 24.3.2003 for rectifying the entries made in the revenue records in respect of the land measuring Ac.0.32 guntas in Sy.No.67 of Rekurthi village, Karimnagar Mandal and District in pursuance of the certificate issued under Section 50-B of A.P.Telangana and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 by the then Tahsildar, Karimnagar vide D.Dis No.A8/1856/71 dated 22.1.1972 as bad, illegal, arbitrary, unjust and against the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to enter his house as pattedar and possessor of the land measuring Ac.0.32 guntas in Sy.No.67 of Rekurthi village, Karimnagar Mandal and to pass such other orders. 2. The case of the petitioner is that he is the absolute owner and possessor of the land measuring Ac.0.32 guntas in Sy.No.67 situated at Rekurthi village, Karimnagar District by virtue of the certificate issued under Section 50-B of A.P.Telangana and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 by the then Tahsildar, Karimnagar vide D.Dis.No.A8/1856/71 dated 22.1.1972 and since then he has been in continuous possession and enjoyment of the said land by cultivating the same and eking out his livelihood. He also constructed a house in the said land and the Gramapanchayat Rekurthi assigned D.No.3- 56 and the petitioner residing the said house by paying the house tax to the Gramapanchayat. In the year 1999, he made an application to the 3rd respondent/Mandal Revenue Officer, Karimnagar Mandal to issue pattadar pass book under the R.O.R.Act in respect of the said land, but the respondent kept the matter pending and informed him that in the pahanies only 15 guntas of land is recorded in his name as possessor and pattadar and the remaining extent was recorded in the name of Hasthapuram Mahankali and G.Bhgya Laxmi, w/o Rajaiah bifurcating survey number as 67/A and 67/B without issuing any notice and without affording an opportunity of being come to know the same, the petitioner made a representation dated 8.1.2003 to the 1st respondent and to the Chief Commissioner of Land Revenue on 24.3.2003. But no action has been taken by the respondent. Therefore, the present writ petition has been filed. 3. It is the case of the petitioner that the land admeasuring Ac.0.32 guntas in Sy.No.67 situated at Rekurthi village, Karimnagar Mandal was assigned to him by the then Tahasildar under Section 50-B of A.P.Telangana and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 vide proceedings in D.Dis No.A8/1856/71 dt 22.1.1972 and since then he has been in possession and enjoyment of the said land and he also constructed a house therein and residing in the said house. It is further stated that without knowledge and notice to the petitioner, the said land was bifurcated as Sy.No.67/A and 67/B and recorded in the names of Hasthapuram Mahankali and G.Bhgya Laxmi, W/o Rajaiah. Having agreed by the said action, the petitioner made representations to the respondents on 8.1.2003 and 24.3.2002. But, the said applications have not been disposed of. 4. No counter has been filed. 5. Having regard to the averments made in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, since no counter has been filed, without going into the merits of the case, the respondents are directed to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 8.1.2003 and 24.3.2003 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. ________________ G.CHANDRAIAH,J 23rd September, 2009 PNV