THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18963 of 2009 Date: 18.01.2010 Between: Smt.Nomula Jayama. ..Petitioner and The Secretary and another. ..Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18963 of 2009 ORDER: The property in premises bearing No.4-6 situated at Kongara Kurdu, Ravirala Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, was owned by Nomula Ramulu. The petitioner states that she is the wife of Ramulu and that the latter executed a gift deed dated 31.01.2007 gifting the said property to her. The petitioner submitted an application on 18.02.2009 to the first respondent with a request to enter her name in the place of her husband. Her grievance is that no action has been taken by the first respondent so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, learned standing counsel for the first respondent Gram Panchayat and the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the second respondent. The Gram Panchayat maintains the record of the properties, in particular, the houses constructed within its area of operation. It is conferred with the power to make entries and affect mutation of the same in the event of any succession, devolution or transfer of the properties. Before affecting any mutation of entries, notice is required to be issued to the affected parties or to the public in general. The petitioner submitted application on the strength of the gift deed said to have been executed by her husband. The first respondent is under obligation to act on the same by issuing notice to the husband of the petitioner i.e., recorded owner of the property. There cannot be any justification to keep the application pending indefinitely. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to take steps on the application submitted by the petitioner for affecting mutation of the entries in respect of the premises bearing No.4-6 duly issuing notice to the persons, who claim interest in the property. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J 18th January, 2010 GHN