IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 20403 of 2008 Between: 1 Midathana Satyam S/o. Late Appanna R/o. Kothuru, Kantakapalli (PO), Kothuru Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 2 Midathana Chellayya S/o. Late Appanna R/o. Kothuru, Kantakapalli (PO), Kothuru Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 3 Midathana Ayyappa S/o. Atchalu R/o. Kothuru, Kantakapalli (PO), Kothuru Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 4 Midathana Musalanaidu S/o. Atchalu R/o. Kothuru, Kantakapalli (PO), Kothuru Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 5 Midhatana Suryanarayana S/o. Atchalu R/o. Kothuru, Kantakapalli (PO), Kothuru Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 6 Midathana Satyanarayana S/o. Atchalu R/o. Kothuru, Kantakapalli (PO), Kothuru Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 7 Gandi Satyanarayana S/o. Sriramulu R/o. Kothuru, Kantakapalli (PO), Kothuru Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 8 Gandi Srinivasa Rao S/o. Talupulayya R/o. Kothuru, Kantakapalli (PO), Kothuru Mandal, Vizianagaram District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Tahsildar, Kothavalasa Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Vizianagaram District. 3 The District Collector, Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly a writ order or direction, more particularly a writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent in disposing of the representation sent by the petitioners herein on 18.02.2008 under registered post with acknowledgement due, which was received by the 1st respondent on 20.02.2008, as unjust and illegal and direct the 1st respondent to consider and dispose of the above representation sent by the petitioners in accordance with law. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.M.S.R.SUBRAHMANYAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO.20403 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent-Tahsildar, Kothavalasa Mandal, Vizianagaram District, in disposing of the representation, dated 18.02.2008, submitted by the petitioners, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The case of the petitioners is that they have been in possession and enjoyment of the land to an extent of Ac.2.87 cents dry in Old Sy.No.66-5P in R.S.No.15/18-T.D.N.3040 in Chinnipalem village, then S.Kota Taluq, Kothavalasa Mandal, Vizianagaram District. Their further case is that though the Sub- Collector, Vizianagaram has issued Ryotwari Patta in their favour way back in the year 1979 and they have been paying the land revenue to the Government, the Government has so far not issued any Pattadar Pass Book and Title deeds to them in recognition of their possession and title over the said lands, and as such, they filed a representation, dated 08.09.2007, to the 1st respondent-Tahsildar, Kothavalasa Mandal, Vizianagaram District, requesting him to issue Pattadar Pass Book and title deeds in their favour, as per the provisions contemplated under the A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Book Act, 1971 (for short ‘the Act’). Their grievance is that since no orders were passed by the 1st respondent pursuant to the representation, dated 08.09.2007, ﬁled by them, they ﬁled another representation, dated 18.02.2008, and even on that application also, the respondents have not passed any orders. Hence, this writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents, and at their request, the writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage. 4. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue submits that according to the Act, the petitioners have to ﬁle an application in Form 6-A of the Act, along with necessary annexures showing their possession and ownership over the subject lands, before the 1st respondent, for issuance of Pattedar Pass Book and title deeds, in respect of the subject lands, in their favour, and thereupon the 1st respondent will pass appropriate orders. 5. In the circumstances, the petitioners are directed to ﬁle appropriate application in Form-6A, as provided under provisions of the Act, before the 1st respondent-Tahsildar, Kothavalasa Mandal, Vizianagaram District, for issuance of Pattedar Pass Book and title deeds in their favour, in respect of the subject lands, and on ﬁling such application, the 1st respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA,J 18.09.2008 v v