THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.10787 of 2006 Dated: 28-09-2006 Between: Goli Kistaiah and others. ..... PETITIONERS AND The District Collector, Karimnagar, and another. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.10787 of 2006 ORDER: The three petitioners are residents of Rekurthi Village and Mandal, Karimnagar District. They are allegedly in possession of land admeasuring Acs.5.32 guntas in survey No.102 of said village and have been cultivating the same. They have been making representations from 1980 onwards seeking grant of pattas, in vain. Therefore, they again made representation to respondent No.1 on 20-10-1993 and as there was no response, they filed the instant writ petition. After obtaining instructions, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (General) submits that the petitioners are in possession of land which was classified as sikkam/tank bed land and that as per the orders of the Government in G.O.Ms.No.65961/Asst.(1)/97 dated 03-02-1999, conversion of tank bed land into ayan land is prohibited. Therefore, the land sought by the petitioners cannot be assigned. He, however, does not dispute that the representation made by the petitioners is not disposed of. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to make fresh representation within a period of one week from today. As and when such representation is received, the Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO), respondent No.2 herein shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders. If the land cannot be assigned to the petitioners, MRO shall explore the possibility of assigning other suitable land if they are eligible for such assignment. No costs. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 28th September, 2006 ghn