THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 5056 OF 2000 DATE : 7-7-2006 Between: 1.Smt.P.Srilakshmi … Petitioner And 1. Govt. of A.P. rep. by its Secretary, Housing, Municipal, And Urban Development, Hyderabad and 2 others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO. 5056 OF 2000 ORDER: Seeking a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the application of the petitioner dated 23.9.1985 and grant change of land use from agriculture to residential in respect of S.Nos.305, 306 and 307 of Vatluru Village of West Godavari District, the present writ petiton is filed. Sr i A.V.Sivaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner would refer to the proceedings of the Commissioner, Eluru Municipality dated 7.2.1986 wherein the 1st respondent was informed that the Municipal Council in its resolution dated 29.1.1986 had resolved to request the Government through the Director of Town Planning, for change of land use. The Commissioner requested the 1st respondent to take necessary action in the matter on the request of the applicant to change the land use from agriculture to residential use in the master plan at an earlier date. The petitioner’s grievance is that, despite specific recommendation in this regard both by the Municipal Council of Eluru Municipality and the Commissioner and despite the fact that the matter has been pending with the Government for more than a decade, no action has been taken as yet on the request of the petitioner for change in the land use. I deem it appropriate, therefore, to direct the 1st respondent to consider the petitioner’s request for change in land use in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ 7-7-2006 asp