THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.4623 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners claim to have purchased an extent of Ac.0.39 guntas of land in Survey No.167 of Mirjaguda, Janwada Village, Shankarpally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, through a sale deed, dated 14.11.2003. They claim to have submitted an application to the Tahsildar, Shankarpally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, the third respondent herein, with a request to issue pattadar pass books and title deeds. The grievance of the petitioners is that though the pattadar pass books and title deeds have been prepared, they have not been released as yet. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The third respondent is the recording authority under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971. Whenever transfer of title takes place in respect of the lands covered by the Act, not only the entries are required to be mutated, but also the pattadar pass books and title deeds are to be issued in favour of the person, who acquires title, duly conducting enquiry. Further, if the request for issuance of pattadar pass books and title deeds consequent upon the transfer cannot be acceded to, a specific order needs to be passed in this regard, so that the affected party may work out his remedies. There cannot be any justification for the third respondent in keeping the application pending indefinitely. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the third respondent to take necessary steps on the application made by the petitioners for issuance of pattadar pass books and title deeds in respect of an extent of Ac.0.39 guntas of land in Survey No.167 of Mirjaguda, Janwada Village, Shankarpally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:06.03.2009 kdl