IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27398 of 2010 Between: G. Balamaddileti & others. ..... Petitioners AND The State, rep., by the Principal Secretary to Govt., of A.P., Revenue Department, Hyderabad & others. .....Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri S. Nageswara Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Revenue The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.27398 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to set aside proceedings in R.C.No.B.165/2009, dated 30.09.2010 of respondent No.4, whereby he has informed the petitioners that their vendor by name Sri Byrapuram Bolla Pinni Satyanarayana Sharma had no title and therefore the pattedar pass books and title deeds issued in their favour were cancelled. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted and in my view rightly that respondent No.4 has no authority or jurisdiction to pounce upon the title over the immovable property. Such a power is consecrated only in the competent civil Court. The provisions of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattedar Pass Books Act, 1971 do not envisage cancellation of pattedar pass books and title deeds on the ground of either absence of title or defective title. The impugned proceedings are therefore wholly without jurisdiction of respondent No.4 and the same is accordingly quashed. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.Nos.34990 and 34991 of 2010 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 09.11.2010 ES