THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20630 of 2009 Dated: 24.09.2009 Between: Vasupalli Nookaraju and another. .. Petitioners. And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Revenue, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, And others. .. Respondents. ORDER: The petitioners claim that they have been in un-interrupted possession and enjoyment of the dry land admeasuring 0.74 cents in R.S.No.294/5 corresponding to old Sy.No.453/A of Kapuluppada village, Bheemunipatnam Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, having obtained the same from their great grand mother, who was originally inducted into possession and enjoyment of the said property by the erstwhile Rajah of Vizianagaram in the year 1930, and as such, they presented a petition before the Joint Collector and Settlement Officer, Visakhapatnam, for grant of ryotwari patta in respect of the said property, but the same was dismissed on 23.02.2004. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioners filed revision before the Commissioner and Director of Settlements, Hyderabad, and that too was dismissed, by order dated 16.10.2004, on the mere ground of limitation. Assailing the said order, revision was filed before the Commissioner (ROM), O/o. Chief Commissioner, Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, and the same was also dismissed on the ground of limitation. The petitioners, ultimately, questioned the order of the Commissioner (ROM) in Writ Petition No.17451 of 2006 before this Court, which was dismissed and, thereupon, Writ Appeal No.1332 of 2006 was preferred, but that was also dismissed. While so, it is the grievance of the petitioners that since the Government issued G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008, providing regularization of certain specified categories of unassigned Government lands occupied by the individuals, they submitted application dated 28.06.2008 to the respondents, seeking regularization of the aforesaid land, in their favour, in terms of the said G.O., but till date the respondents have not passed any orders on their application. Hence, this writ petition. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, respondents 2 and 3 are directed to consider the application purported to have been submitted by the petitioners on 28.06.2008 in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166, dated 16.02.2008, and pass appropriate orders, as per law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and communicate the same to the petitioners. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 24.09.2009 v v