IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 25847 of 2008 Between: 1 Nagella Pedda Subba Reddy S/o. Venkata Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 2 Nagella Chinna Subba Reddy S/o. Venkata Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 3 Nagella Ramana Reddy S/o. Pedda Subba Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 4 Dumpala Raja Reddy S/o. Rami Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 5 Nimmakayala Chinna Bali Reddy S/o. Veera Reddy' R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 6 Nimmakayala Pedda Gangi Reddy S/o. Gangi Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 7 Donthireddy Obul Reddy S/o Chenna Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 8 Kothapu Chinna Obul Reddy S/o. Gangi Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 9 Dumpala Subba Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 10 Kancherla Narsimha Reddy S/o. Narasa Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 11 Kamalakuru Guravaiah S?o. Pullaiah Urf Santaiah R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 12 Varikunta Chinnakka W/o. Late Varikunta Chinnaiah R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 13 Siddavatam Yellamma W/o. Venkataiah R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 14 Siddavatam Venkata Subbaiah S/o. Venkataiah R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 15 Kothapu Chennamma W/o. Late Kothapu Gangi Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 16 Nimmakayala Yella Reddy S/o. Konda Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 17 Kakarla Kesi Reddy S/o. Chenna Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 18 Nimmakayala Chinna Gangi Reddy S/o. Gangi Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 19 Ronda Subba Reddy S/o. Narayana Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 20 Kakarla Obulamma W/o. Pedda Chenna Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 21 Ronda Narayana Reddy S/o. Venkata Subba Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 22 Varikunta Gopaiah S/o. Gopaiah R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 23 Dumpala Yellamma W/o. Gangi Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 24 Kakarla Ayyavaramma W/o. Late Kakarla Krishna Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 25 Nimmakayala Chinnapu Reddy S/o. Gangi Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 26 Kakarla Chenna Reddy S/o. Chenna Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. 27 Kothapu Chennamma W/o. Late Kothapu Gangi Reddy R/o. Lingalakunta H/o. Tamballagondi Grampanchayat, Atloor (M), Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampet Mandal, Kadapa District. 3 The Tahsildar, Atloor Mandal, Kadapa District. 4 The Panchayat Secretary, Kumbagiri, Atloor Mandal, Kadapa 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 in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order, declaring the inaction of the respondents in issuing the pattadar passbooks and title deeds to the petitioners in respect of the lands for which DKT pattas were granted to them, in survey Nos. 386/94,405/94,395/94,414/94,390/94,403/94,396/94,389/94,408/94,407/94,411/94,406/94,392/94,393/94,410/94,420/94 to 431/94, in the village Gujjalavaripalli, Atloor Mandal, Kadapa District, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of the principles of natural justice, and consequently direct the respondents to issue pattadar pass books and title deed in favour of the petitioners forthwith, and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.B.VISWANATHA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.25847 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners who are 27 in number are residents of Lingalakunta Village, Hamlet of Tamballagondi Gram Panchayat, Atloor Mandal, Kadapa District. They were allegedly assigned D.K.T. pattas in 1989 whereunder an extent of Acs.3.84 to Acs.5.00 in various survey numbers of the village was allotted to each of them. The petitioners assert that they spent huge amounts and brought the land into cultivation. They approached the third respondent for issue of pattadar passbooks/title deeds. They also allege that on 27.11.2006, the third respondent inspected the lands and directed the fourth respondent to prepare pattadar passbooks and title deeds. In spite of the same, the fourth respondent is not taking any action. Therefore, they filed the instant writ petition. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader (Andhra Area), this Court is of the considered opinion that instead of keeping the writ petition pending, the same can be disposed of directing the respondents 3 and 4 to take necessary action for issue of pattadar passbooks/title deeds to the petitioners under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Record of Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (‘the Act’, for brevity). If for any reason, the pattadar passbooks are not issued, it shall be open to the petitioners to approach the Revenue Divisional Officer by way of appeal under Section 5(5) of the said Act. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S. RAO,J) 23rd December, 2008 pnb