IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 20282 of 2008 Between: Mutyalampadu Janakamma, W/o. Chelamaiah, R/o Door No. 3-2-6/134, Jyothinagar, Near Chowdeswaramma Devasthanam, Peddacheruvu, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Tahsildar, Narasaraopet Mandal, Guntur District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. 3 The District Collector, Guntur, Guntur District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the respondent No. 1 in considering the representation of the petitioner for issuance of a duplicate house site patta for House site, 1000 sq.feet situated in Sy.No. 715/15, Plot No. 106, vide DKT No. 40/139 6f (1987) situated in Narasaraopet Village and Mandal, Guntur District or in alternative certiﬁed copy of the relevant extract from the assignment Register as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 14, 21, 350 of constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent No. 1 to issue duplicate house site patta for House site 1000 sq. feet situated in Sy.No. 715/15. Plot No. 106, vide DKT No. 40/139 6F (1987) situated in Narasaraopet Village and Mandal, Guntur District or in the alternative certiﬁed copy of the relevant extract from the assignment Register and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.J.UGRANARASIMHA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following Order: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the ﬁrst respondent-Tahsildar, Narasaraopet Mandal, in not considering the representation of the petitioner for issuance of a duplicate house site patta for the land in Sy.No.715/15 situated in Narasaraopet Village and Mandal, Guntur District, as illegal and arbitrary. The case of the petitioner is that the ﬁrst respondent after conducting enquiry issued house site patta to the land, in Sy.No.715/15 situated in Narasaraopet Village and Mandal, Guntur District, vide proceedings dated 28-05- 1987. While so, the original patta granted to the petitioner was ruined due to rains and pest and, therefore, she made a representation on 08-09-2008 requesting the ﬁrst respondent-Tahasildar, Narasaraopet, to issue duplicate house site patta for the land in Sy.No.715/15. As no action has been taken on the said representation, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request, the writ petition is being disposed of at the admission stage. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that as the petitioner has lost the original patta granted to her by the ﬁrst respondent-Tahsildar, Narasaraopet Mandal, and has enclosed a copy of the proceedings dated 28-05-1987 of the then Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer, Narasaraopet, under which she was granted original patta, along with her representation dated 08-09-2008, it would be appropriate if the ﬁrst respondent-Tahasildar, Narasaraopet Mandal, is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 08-09-2008, for which course the learned counsel for the petitioner agreed. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the ﬁrst respondent-Tahasildar, Narasaraopet Mandal, to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 08-09-2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. No order as to costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA,J Dt:17-09-2008 usd To 1 The Tahsildar, Narasaraopet Mandal, Guntur District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Narasaraopet, Guntur District. 3 The District Collector, Guntur, Guntur District 4 Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5 Two CD copies.