THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.13218 of 2002 DATED:08.09.2009 Between: P.Sriramulu and another .. Petitioners And The Mandal Revenue Officer, Anantapur Mandal, Anantapur and another .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.13218 of 2002 ORDER: The two petitioners are residents of Kakkalapalli Village of Anantapur Mandal and District. They are statedly landless poor persons. In 1990, they approached the first respondent seeking grant/assignment of land admeasuring Acs.8.24 cents comprised in Survey No.251-1 of the said village. Presumably for the reason that the land is classified as Vanka Poramboke, the first respondent by proceedings, dated 31.12.1990 granted licence to an extent of Acs.4.12 cents (out of Acs.8.24 cents) to the first petitioner and by the proceedings of even date granted licence for equal extent in favour of the second petitioner. These two licences were granted to enable the petitioners to plant trees. After obtaining the licence, the petitioners statedly planted neem and tamarind trees and started eking out life. Ten years thereafter, they approached the respondents for grant of regular patta. When the matter was not considered, they filed W.P.No.2473 of 2000 before this Court. By an order, dated 08.02.2002, this Court disposed of the Writ Petition directing the respondents to consider the representation, dated 10.06.2001 made by the petitioners. Thereafter, it appears that the first respondent by endorsement, dated 24.04.2002, rejected the request for grant of patta. The petitioners then requested to extend the licence under Board Standing Order 19-B, in vain. In this factual background, the petitioners approached this Court seeking a direction to respondents to extend the licence in respect of the land, which was licenced to them under Board Standing Order 19- B. First respondent filed counter affidavit. The fact of grant of licence is not denied. It is alleged that after the disposal of Writ Petition No.2473 of 2000, the Mandal Revenue Inspector-II, Anantapur, inspected the land and reported that there are about 100 Palm trees on the land. In the meanwhile, the Excise Superintendent, Anantapur addressed the first respondent to take possession of the trees. Therefore, request of the petitioners for assignment of the land was rejected. It is also further alleged that the licence was granted for a period of ten years and the same expired on 31.12.2000. This Court heard the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Andhra Area), who reiterates the possession of the respondents, as disclosed in the counter affidavit filed on their behalf. B.S.O.19-B deals with planting of trees by ryots on Poramboke lands not available for assignment under the relevant rules. No rule thereof or any other rule has been brought to the notice of this Court, which restricts the licence to plant trees for a decade. Further, though Condition No.9 of the licence granted to the petitioners speaks of the licence period being ten years, no such condition is mentioned in B.S.O.19-B and therefore, first respondent may have to consider the request of the petitioner again keeping in view B.S.O.19-B. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to consider the request of the petitioners for extension of licence in respect of the land comprised in Survey No.251-1 for plantation of trees, which was granted to them in 1990. The consideration should be strictly in accordance with B.S.O.19-B. This exercise may be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Court. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) 08.09.2009 KH