THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No: 10669 of 2005 DATED: 11.08.2005 Between: Bommani Sailu … PETITIONER. AND The Deputy Collector & Mandal Revenue Officer, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District & Another. … RESPONDENTS. ORAL ORDER:- This writ petition has been filed by Bommani Sailu with a prayer to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction one in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent – Deputy Collector and Mandal Revenue Officer, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, to dispose of the petition bearing file No.B/2537/2005 expeditiously and pass appropriate orders. The petitioner claims that he is the legal heir and successor of Bommani Muttaiah who was the protected tenant over an extent of Ac.0.27 guntas of land situated in old Sy.No.135 (new Sy.No.148/7) of Meerpet Village, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. The grievance of the petitioner is that he filed an application before the 1st respondent - Deputy Collector and Mandal Revenue Officer, Saroornagar Mandal, for grant of Succession under Section 40 of the A.P. Telangana Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act 1950. Since his application has not been disposed of, he filed the writ petition invoking the jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the 1st respondent. Respondent No.2, despite service of notice, did not choose to oppose the application. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed an application before the 1st respondent - Deputy Collector and Mandal Revenue Officer, Saroornagar Mandal and the 1st respondent having entertained the application has not passed any order so far. The application filed by the petitioner before the Deputy Collector and Mandal Revenue Officer, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District is placed on record. The relief claimed by the petitioner in the application filed before the 1st respondent is grant of succession in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.0.27 guntas situated in old Sy.No.135 (new Sy.No.148/7) of Meerpet Village, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. Such is the situation, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent – Deputy Collector and Mandal Revenue Officer, Saroornarag Mandal, to consider the application filed by the petitioner which has been registered as file bearing No.B/2537/2005 and pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _____________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Date: 11.08.2005 ES