THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.7975 of 2010 Dated:09.04.2010 Between: B.Prasanthi, And others. …Petitioners and The Tahsildar, Epuru Mandal, Guntur District, And others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.7975 of 2010 ORDER: The Writ Petition is filed challenging the report dated 27.09.2009 submitted by respondent No.4, namely, the Mandal Surveyor, Epuru Mandal, to the Tahsildar, Epuru. Petitioner No.2 herein submitted an application to the Tahsildar requesting to issue pattadar pass books. The same was forwarded to the Mandal Surveyor who inspected the land. When he verified the survey register it was found that the same is surplus land under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973. He accordingly submitted a report. Petitioner No.2 addressed a communication dated 02.02.2010 to the Tahsildar requesting for pattadar pass books in respect of the land admeasuring Acs.37.86 cents in survey No.1/1 of Bommaraju Palle Village. Even before Tahsildar could pass orders, they filed the instant writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the report of respondent No.4 as illegal and arbitrary. As per Section 2(10) of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (ROR Act), recording authority means the Officer of the Revenue Department as may be notified by the Collector. There is no dispute that the Tahsildar is recording authority. A person acquiring title either by a purchase, succession, Government Patta or otherwise, has to apply to the recording authority for necessary changes in the record of rights and issue of pattadar pass books. As per Section 12, ROR Act has no application to the lands belonging to the State Government. When the land is vested in the Government as land ceiling surplus, pattadar pass books cannot be issued. Presumably for this reason the petitioners filed the instant writ petition. They have to await the orders by the Tahsildar and if they are aggrieved by the non- issue of pattadar pass books they have right of appeal under Section 5(5) of ROR Act and thereafter a revision under Section 9 of the ROR Act. The Writ Petition is wholly misconceived, and is accordingly dismissed in limine. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 09.04.2010 vs