IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19423 of 2009 Between: L.K. Lakshmi Kantha Rao ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 9 others. .....RESPONDENT(S) HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No.19423 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents 1 to 4 in not disposing of the representation, dated 22-08- 2009, filed by the petitioner for correction of the entries in the revenue records regarding the land admeasuring Ac.1.10 guntas in Sy. No.11, situated in Dawoodkhanguda village, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District as arbitrary and illegal, and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 4 to forthwith dispose of the petitioner’s representation and pass appropriate orders. 2. According to the petitioner, his mother Smt. Ahalya Bai is the owner and possessor of various lands including the land admeasuring Ac.9.26 guntas situated in Sy. No.11 of Dawoodkhanguda village, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. She died in the year 1992 leaving behind her three sons i.e. the petitioner and two others. During her lifetime, in the year 1992, out of total land admeasuring Ac.9.26 guntas, she sold an extent of Ac.6.20 guntas in Sy. No.11, in favour of the one Peddabavi Yadagiri Reddy and others since they are protected tenants, and the same was confirmed by the 3rd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, East Division, Ranga Reddy District. Accordingly, the 3rd respondent issued ownership certificate to an extent of Ac.6.20 guntas in their favour. Apart from that, she also executed an agreement of sale in favour of one Pedda Bal Reddy and Smt. Peddabavi Parvathamma to an extent of Ac.1.36 guntas vide File No.L/1892/91. Thus, she has alienated totally an extent of Ac.8.16 guntas and she retained an extent of Ac.1.10 guntas in the said survey number. After purchasing the said land, the purchasers have approached the 4th respondent-Tahsildar, Saroornagar Mandal, for grant of mutation in their favour. The 4th respondent granted mutation in their favour by proceedings dated 11-06-1992 to an extent of Ac.6.20 guntas in favour of Pedda Bavi Yadagiri Reddy and others and Ac.1.36 guntas in favour of Peddabavi Bal Reddy and Smt. Peddabavi Parvathamma and issued pattedar pass books and title deeds in their favour. 3. However, the 4th respondent recorded an extent of land as Ac.7.30 guntas instead of Ac.6.20 guntas in the revenue records while granting mutation in favour of Peddabavi Yadagiri Reddy and others. According to the petitioner, his mother never alienated the land admeasuring Ac.1.10 guntas and the same was retained by his mother. Therefore, the petitioner along with his family members approached the respondents and requested to rectify the entries made by the 4th respondent in revenue records in respect of land admeasuring Ac.1.10 guntas in Sy. No.11, situated in Dawoodkhanguda village, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and in this regard, the petitioner has made a detailed representation, dated 22-08-2009, before the 2nd respondent- District Collector, Ranga Reddy District. But, in spite of the same, no steps have been taken by the respondents to correct the entries in the revenue records. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner approached this Court by filing the present writ petition. 4 . The material placed before this court shows that the representation, dated 22-08-2009, made by the petitioner has been pending consideration by the respondents. Hence, the respondents are bound to make the necessary enquiry into the matter and pass appropriate orders. 5. Under those circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the representation purported to have been made by the petitioner on 22-08-2009 and pass appropriate orders, after issuing notice to all the parties concerned, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________________ 14th September 2009 KVR