IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1171 of 2009 Between: 1 Manyam Raghamma W/o.Yedukondalu Resident of Kollapara village Kollipara Mandal, Guntur District 2 Kesani Atchamma W/o.Musalaiah Resident of Kollapara village Kollipara Mandal, Guntur District 3 Kondeti Shankaramma W/o.Sambaiah Resident of Kollapara village Kollipara Mandal, Guntur District 4 Parisha Suramma W/o.Vasantha Rao Resident of Kollapara village Kollipara Mandal, Guntur District 5 Morla Basavapoorna W/o.Venkaiah Resident of Kollapara village Kollipara Mandal, Guntur District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The REvenue Divisional Officer, Tenali, Guntur District 2 The Mandal Revenue officer (Thasildar) Kollipara Mandal,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 issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not issuing house site pattas as per the list of 142 beneficiaries approved by the 1st respondent on 7.6.2002 for allotting house sites in survey No.555 of Kollipara village, by considering the representation of the petitioners along with similarly placed persons made as per the observation of the Hon`ble High Court order dated 28.4.2004 in WP.No.22351/2003 and legal notice dated 31.12.2008 issue thereto as the same is arbitrary, illegal, and violative of the principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to issue the house site pattas to the petitioners. Counsel for the Petitioners :MR.P.PRABHAKAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioners state that they have submitted applications for grant of house site pattas and on consideration of their applications, they were found eligible in a list of 142 persons, in respect of Kollipara Village and Mandal, Guntur District. It is stated that on a complaint made by some one, the list was slashed down to 66 persons, excluding the name of the petitioners. Some of the persons within the list of 66 have approached this Court complaining that they are not being granted house site pattas. The writ petition was disposed of, directing that the identified 66 persons shall be granted pattas and as regards others, verification shall be undertaken. The grievance of the petitioners that the verification, as directed by this Court has not been undertaken so far. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The list of eligible beneficiaries for grant of house site pattas has already been the subject matter of a writ petition before this Court. While a direction was issued to grant house site pattas to the undisputed beneficiaries, verification was directed to be undertaken as regards those who were excluded from the list prepared earlier. The petitioners figure in that list. The delay in such verification, would naturally lead to so many problems, apart from causing hardship to the other eligible beneficiaries. The Writ Petition is disposed of, directing that the case of the petitioners shall be verified by the respondents within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and necessary steps be taken depending on the out come of such verification. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dated:29.01.2009. Note: Furnish C.C. in three days. (b/o) GJ