IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO: 21800 of 2004 Between: R.Venkatesulu, S/o.Chinna Subbaiah, R/o.12/29, Sunnapu Arundhathi Wada Bahadurpet, Srikahalasti, Chittoor District. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 2 The Revenue Divisional officer, Tirupati Division, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 3 The Mandal Revenue officer, Thottambedu Mandal, Chittoor District. 4 D.Mangamma, W/o.Late D.Venkateswarlu, R/o.12-71, Sunnapurandlapet Village, Bahadurpeta Thetta, Srikalahasti, Chittoor District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, direction, order or orders more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the impugned proceedings in D.Dis.783/2003 dt. 24-1-2004 as illegal, malafide, without power and jurisdiction and contrary to sec.4 of the A.P. Rights in Land and pattadar pass Books Act, 1971 by setting aside the same and consequentially direct the respondents not to entertain any claim of the 4th respondent in respect of an extent of Ac.1-48 cents in S.No.14/6 of Basaviahpalem (V), Thottambedu (M), Chittoor district in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.CHANDRAIH NAIDU Counsel for the Respondents 1 to 3: GP FOR REVENUE The Court, at the admission stage, made the following: ORDER: Against the impugned order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupathi, dated 24-01-2004, the petitioner is said to have filed a revision on 21- 09-2004 before the Joint Collector, Chittoor, and the same is still pending. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and both of them have consented to the disposal of the writ petition at the stage of admission itself. 3. It is represented by the learned Government Pleader that subsequent to the passing of the impugned order, pattadar passbooks and title deeds of the petitioners have been cancelled. The said fact is disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Joint Collector, Chittoor District, to dispose of the revision said to have been filed by the petitioner, expeditiously, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till the revision filed by the petitioner is disposed of, status quo as obtaining today shall be maintained. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at the admission stage. _________________ N. V. RAMANA, J November 30, 2004 Note: Furnish copy in three days (B/o) MRR/GSN ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To: 1 The Joint Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District. 2 The Revenue Divisional officer, Tirupati Division, Tirupati, Chittoor District. 3 The Mandal Revenue officer, Thottambedu Mandal, Chittoor District. 4 Two C.C. s to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5 Two C.D. Copies.