IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 24507 of 2007 Between: 1 Sangula Ravi Kumar, S/o. Paul, R/o. Zandrapet, Prakasam District. 2 Bandaru Malleswaramma, W/o. Koti Nageswara Rao, R/o. Zandrapet, Prakasam District. 3 Sajja Neelaveni, W/o. Venkateswarlu, R/o. Zandrapet, Prakasam District. 4 Lella Yoganandam, S/o. Venkateswarlu, R/o. Zandrapet, Prakasam District. 5 Buddi Lakshmi, W/o. Srinivasa Rao, R/o. Zandrapet, Prakasam District. 6 Gowrabathuni Hemalatha, W/o. Krishna Rao, R/o. Zandrapet, Prakasam District. 7 Pasumarthi Surekha, W/o. Murali Mohan, R/o. Zandrapet, Prakasam District. 8 Balla Madhavi, W/o. Jayadev, R/o. Zandrapet, Prakasam District. 9 Thondepu Naga Raju, S/o. Hari Prasada Rao, R/o. Zandrapet, Prakasam District. 10 Pasumarthi Parwathi, W/o. Vigneswara Rao, R/o. Zandrapet, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Tahsildar, Chirla Mandal, Prakasam 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 to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not considering the representation dated 16-2-2007 submitted by the Petitioners for assignment of house sites from and out of Government Assessed Waste Land of Ac. 0.38 cents covered by Sy.No. 580 of Chirala Revenue Village as illegal, irregular, arbitrary and offends Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondents to consider the case of Petitioners for grant of house site assignment pattas and to pass such other order or orders asthis Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO. 24507 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: The grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that they made a representation dated 16.02.2007 to the first respondent-District Collector for assignment of Government assessed waste land admeasuring Ac.0.38 cents, situated in Survey No. 580 of Chirala revenue village, in their favour for the purpose of construction of houses, and though the first respondent directed the third respondent-Tahsildar, Chirala Mandal, Prakasam District, to take immediate action in the matter, but so far no action has been taken thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. Since the representation dated 16.02.2007 of the petitioners seeking assignment of land in question is said to be pending consideration before the 3rd respondent-Tahsildar, without going into the merits of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The third respondent, namely, the Tahsildar, Chirala, Prakasam District, is directed to consider the representation dated 16.02.2007 of the petitioners for grant of assignment of the land in question and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA, J. Date: 17.06.2008. VGSR