IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 32825 of 1997 Between: The Bungleshavali Darga Committee, Gurrampadu village, Cuddapah district, Rep. by its President S.M.Muqthar Ahmed, S/o Shaik Zaimulabddin. ....PETITIONER AND 1. The District Collector, Cuddapah. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Cuddapah. 3. The Mandal Revunue Officer, Chennur Mandal, Cuddapah District. 4. Palle Ramakrishna Reddy, S/o Not known, R/o Obulampalli, Chennur Mandal, Cuddapah District. ….RESPONDENTS * * * * * ORDER: Petitioner, a Darga, filed this writ petition seeking direction to the respondents to assign land an extent of Ac.4-12 cents in S.No.418/3 corresponding to old S.Nos.387/1B and 387/2A on the ground that it requires the land for conducting some festivals alleging that the application filed for such an assignment, in spite of recommendation of the Executive Engineer, Irrigation Department, is not being considered by the third respondent (Mandal Revenue Officer). 2. No counter is filed by the respondents 1 to 3, though the writ petition is of the year 1997. 3. In these circumstances, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the third respondent to dispose of the application of the petitioner-Darga, seeking assignment of the land in its favour, on merits within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. _______________________ C.Y.SOMAYAJULU,J. Date: 01st September 2005. BSB