IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 16393 of 2008 Between: 1 Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Rama Rao, R/o. H.No. 4-4-17, Sheralla Street, Gadwala, Mahabubnagar District. 2 Govinda Rao, S/o. Rama Rao, R/o. H.No. 4-4-17, Sheralla Street, Gadwala, Mahabubnagar District. 3 Vijaya Rao, S/o. Rama Rao, R/o. H.No. 4-4-17, Sheralla Street, Gadwala, Mahabubnagar District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by the District Collector, Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District. 2 The Tahsildar, Gattu Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. 3 Kurva Hanumanthu, S/o. K. Linganna, R/o. Aloor Village, Gattu Mandal, Mahabubnagar 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 enquiry initiated by the 2nd respondent by issuing a notice under Rule 22(3) in ROR/B/1680/07, dated 10- 6-2008 in respect of the lands in Sy.Nos. 73, 74 and 75, situated at Aloor Village, Gattu Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, at the behest of the 3rd respondent, as being arbitrary, illegal, unreasonable, without any authority and contrary to Sec. 5(A) of the A.P. Rights in Lands and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 and Rules made there under, apart from being contrary to Orders of the Government issued in G.O.Ms.NO. 826, dated 1-7-2008 and consequently restrain the 2nd respondent from proceeding further with the enquiry and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. P.LAKSHMA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 16393 of 2008 Order: Questioning the action of the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, in entertaining the application ﬁled by the 3rd respondent and initiating enquiry by issuing notice dated 10.06.2008, under Rule 22(3) of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Rules, 1989, in respect of the lands in Survey Nos.73, 74 and 75, situated at Aloor village, Gattu Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. The petitioners state that responding to the impugned notice dated 10.06.2008, issued by the 2nd respondent under Rule 22(3) of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Rules, 1989, they submitted their written arguments on 14.07.2008, and no orders thereon are passed, and the same are still pending. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, admitted to the same. Inasmuch as the petitioners have already submitted their objections to the impugned notice, and having regard to the fact that no orders thereon are passed till date, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The 2nd respondent-Tahsildar is directed to consider the objections raised by the petitioners before passing any ﬁnal orders in the matter. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 04.08.2008 Ksr/Nsr