IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5742 of 2008 Between: 1 Adari Ramana Suri Appalanaidu S/o Adari Acham Naidu R/o Munagaparka Post & Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 2 Adari Sankara Varaha Narsinga rao S/o Adari Acham Naidu R/o Munagaparka Post & Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 3 Adari Nooka Musali naidu S/o Adari Acham Naidu R/o Munagaparka Post & Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND The Tahsildar, Munagapaka Post & mandal, Visakhapatnam District. .....RESPONDENT 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 a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondent in not passing any orders on legal notices datd 5-2-2008 and 22-12-2007 of the petitioners, requesting for issuance of patta to them in respect of 0.29 cents of land in Sy. No. 425/2 situated in managapaka Village 7 mandal, Visakhapatnam District, is illegal, unjust arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India, and be pleased to pass such other order or roders in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5742 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondent in not passing orders on the legal notices dated 5.2.2008 and 22.12.2007 issued on behalf of the petitioners for issuance of pattas to them in respect of land admeasuring Ac.0.29 cents in Survey No. 425/2, Munagapaka village and mandal, Visakapatnam as illegal and arbitrary. The case of the petitioners is that they are landless poor persons and about fifteen years ago have occupied land to an extent of Ac.0.29 cents in Survey no. 425/2, Munagapaka village and eking out their livelihood by cultivating the said land. They are said to have made several representations to the authorities for issuance of pattas over the said land in their favour and since no action is taken, have issued legal notices dated 5.2.2008 and 22.12.2008 respectively. Alleging that no action is taken by the respondent on the said legal notices, the present writ petition is filed. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for petitioner fairly admitted that the proper course for the petitioners is to submit an application in prescribed form for grant of patta and the same cannot be granted based on the legal notices issued on their behalf. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue submitted that if the petitioners submit the applications in prescribed form, the same would be considered in accordance with law. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. Both counsel agreed for disposal of the writ petition at the admission stage. If the petitioners claim that they are landless poor persons and in possession of the subject land and are eligible for grant of pattas over the said land, they have to submit necessary applications in the prescribed form. In the circumstances of the case and in view of the agreed stand taken by both the counsel, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following direction. The petitioners are directed to submit applications in prescribed form together with required documents and on filing any such applications, the respondent is directed to consider the same in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders, expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _____________ N.V.RAMANA,J DATE: 18.3.2008 TVK ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 5742 of 2008 Date: 18.3.2008