IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.6905 of 2009 Between: 1 K. Ramana Murthy, S/o. Peda Venkara Ramaiah, R/o. Anandapuram Village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2 K. Venkata Rao, s/o. Late Narayana Murthy, R/o. Anandapuram Village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 3 K. Bangaramma, W/o. Late Suri Babu, R/o. Anandapuram Village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 4 Srinadhu Narayana Rao, S/o. Senayya, R/o. Anandapuram Village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1 The Tahsildar, Anandapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2 The Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam. 3 The Sub-Registrar, Anandapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District 4 State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by is Principal Secretary to Government Revenue (Registration) Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. ...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 an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring as illegal and arbitrary :- i) the action of the 2nd respondent in not mutating the names of the petitioners in the revenue records in respect of the land of an extent of Ac. 2.38 cents in S.No.264 situate at Anandapuram Village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam District in terms of the judgment of the District Judge and Appellate Tribunal in TA No. 2/1989 dated 24-10- 1995 ii) the action of the 3rd respondent in not registering the sale deed in respect of the land of an extent of Ac. 2.38 cents in S.No.264 situate at Anandapuram Village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam District iii) and issue a consequential direction to the Respondents to incorporate the names of the petitioners in the revenue records and register the sale deeds in respect of the land of an extent of Ac. 2.38 cents in S.No.264 situate at Anandapuram Village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.6905 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners approached the Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam, with an application under Section 15 (1) of the A.P. (Andhra Area) Abolition of Estates and Conversion into Ryotwari Act, 1948 (“the Act” for brevity), claiming ownership rights over the land admeasuring Acs.2.50 cents in R.S.No.264 situated at Anandapuram Village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. The application was disallowed through an order dated 28.01.1989. Thereupon, the petitioners filed T.A.No.2 of 1989 under Section 15 (2) of the Act before the Court of the District Judge, Visakhapatnam. The appeal was allowed on 24.10.1995, upholding the claim of the petitioners and a decree was passed. The petitioners approached the Tahsildar, Anandapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, the first respondent herein, with a request to make necessary entries in the revenue records in conformity with the decree passed by the District Court, Visakhapatnam District, in T.A.No.2 of 1989. Their grievance is that action has not been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. The petitioners worked out their remedies under the Act, initially by filing an application before the second respondent and thereafter, before the Appellate Tribunal. Once the rights are determined by the competent forum, the first respondent has to make entries in conformity with the order passed by the Tribunal. There cannot be any justification keeping the matter pending for such a long time. The Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the first respondent to make necessary entries in conformity with the order dated 24.10.1995 passed by the Appellate Tribunal in T.A.No.2 of 1989, within a period of three {3} months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ (L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J) 6th April 2009 RRB