THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.25008 OF 2009 DATED: 18.11.2009 Between: Smt. Balamma .. Petitioner And The State of A.P. rep. by its Prl. Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents ORDER: According to the petitioner, she is a landless poor person and cultivating the land in an extent of 2000 square yards in Sy.Nos.188 and 189 situated at Chandanagar Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, which was occupied by her ancestors about sixty years ago. It is her grievance that she submitted an application to the 4th respondent- Mandal Revenue Officer, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, on 20.08.2008, seeking regularization of the said land in her favour in terms of G.O.Ms.No.166 Revenue (Assignments POT) Department dated 16.02.2008, but so far no orders are passed thereon. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue submits that as per G.O.Ms.No.166 dated 16.02.2008, any land, which is encroached, can be regularized provided the cost of the land is paid, but however, as the petitioner has not paid the cost of the land, the application of the petitioner is not considered. From the above, it is clear that no orders have been passed on the application of the petitioner, dated 20.08.2008. Whether regularization of the land can be made or not is for the 2nd respondent- District Collector to decide on the merits of the case. But, the application dated 20.08.2008 filed by the petitioner cannot be kept pending for a long period. In the circumstances, the respondents are hereby directed to consider the application dated 20.08.2008 purported to have been filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders as per law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 18th November, 2009. IBL