THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.1800 of 2009 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed under Sections 10 to 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 alleging willful and deliberate violation of order, dated 08.09.2009, passed by this Court in WPMP.No.24571 of 2009 in Writ Petition No.18801 of 2009. The petitioner claims that she is the successor-in-interest of the assigned land admeasuring Ac.1.20 guntas in Survey No.120/22 situated at Dommaripochampalli Village, Qutbullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. It appears, the petitioner submitted an application to the respondent – Deputy Collector and Tahsildar, Qutbullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 (for short ‘the Act’), seeking to record her name in the revenue records. This Court by order, dated 08.09.2009, in WPMP.No.24571 of 2009 in Writ Petition No.18801 of 2009, directed the respondent to dispose of such application filed by the petitioner under the provisions of the Act. In this Contempt Case, it is the case of the petitioner that in spite of such a direction by this Court, her application has not been disposed of. In response to the notice issued by this Court, the respondent has filed counter-affidavit. In the counter-affidavit, while denying various allegations of the petitioner, it is stated that order, dated 08.09.2009, passed by this Court was received by the respondent on 13.11.2009 and on receipt thereof, the petitioner’s representation, dated 10.01.2006, was examined with reference to the available records and passed orders on 29.12.2009 stating that the land in Survey No.120/22 belongs to the Government and as the said land was resumed by proceedings No.A/1108/09, dated 11.12.2009, the application of the petitioner for mutation of her name and for issuance of pattadar passbook and title deed cannot be considered. Along with the counter-affidavit, the respondent filed a copy of memo, dated 29.12.2009, issued in proceedings No.A/1108/09, in which, a reference is made to proceedings No.A/1108/09, dated 11.12.2009. At the time of arguments, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue produced before this Court a copy of proceedings bearing No.A/1108/09, dated 11.12.2009, by which, the respondent passed order for resumption of the land in question on the ground that the land was sold to third parties in violation of the conditions of grant. Although it is pleaded by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the said order was passed against a dead person, without notice to the petitioner, validity of such order cannot be gone into in this Contempt Case. While it is open to the petitioner to question such order, if she is aggrieved by the same, but in view of the said order and further memo, dated 29.12.2009, issued by the respondent in proceedings No.A/1108/09, it cannot be said that there is a deliberate and willful violation of the directions issued by this Court attracting the provisions of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. Granting liberty to the petitioner to question proceedings bearing No.A/1108/09, dated 11.12.2009, or Memo, dated 29.12.2009, issued in proceedings No.A/1108/09, this Contempt Case is closed. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 19th APRIL, 2011. kvni