IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWELVETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 11862 of 2004 Between: 1 Sanapureddy Harinarayana Reddy, S/o Late Linga Reddy Chinnachowk Gram Panchayat, R/o Door No. 6/1481 Sankarapuram, Near B.S. R Kalayana Mandapam, Cuddapah Town & District 2 Sanapureddy Madhava Reddy S/o Late Suryanarayana Reddy Navodaya Petrol Bunk, Chinnachowk, R/o D. NO. 7/63, NGO Colony, Cuddapah Town & District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Cuddapah Mandal, Cuddapah District .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the 1st respondent in not taking action to dispose of the representation/appeal dt 23-09-2002 submitted by the petitioners as arbitrary, abdication of statutory duty cast on him and the fundamental rights guaranteed to the petitioenrs under Article 14 of the Constitution of India apart from contrary to the provisions of A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 and consequently direct the 1st respondent to dispose of the application/appeal dated 23-09-2002 basing on report of the 2nd respondent dated 12-02-2003 Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.R.REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 11862 of 2004 Oral order: The petitioners state that pursuant to the representation dated 23-9-2002 made by them to the respondents alleging that one Mr. Sanapu Reddy Ranga Reddy had illegally obtained Pattadar Pass Book and title deeds in respect of the land which fell to the share of the petitioners in the family partition, and requesting them to cancel the said Pattadar Pass Book and title deed and issue the same in their favour, respondent No.1 directed respondent No.2 to conduct an enquiry and submit a report. Though in pursuance thereof, respondent No.2 conducted enquiry and submitted his report to respondent No.1, no action had been taken thereon. Therefore, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, and both of them agreed to the disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: Respondent No.1 is directed to consider and dispose of the representation dated 23-9-2002, said to have been filed by the petitioners, taking into consideration the report called for by him from respondent No.2 in pursuance thereof, and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, expeditiously. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: July 12, 2004. KSR ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER 1. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Cuddapah Mandal, Cuddapah District. 2 . The Mandal Revenue Officer, Cuddapah Mandal, Cuddapah District. 3. 2CCs to GP for Revenue, A.P.High Court buildings, Hyderabad (o.u.t) 4. 2CD copies