IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 18686 of 2008 Between: G. Verabhadram, S/o. Narasimhulu, R/o. Yathalakunta Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. byits Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Khammam District. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kothagudem Revenue Division, Kothagudem. 4 Tahsildar, Chendrugonda Mandal, Chendrugonda, Khammam District. 5 The Project Officer, I.T.D.A. Bhadrachalam, Khammam 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 will be pleased to to issue a Writ or an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writof Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not restoring the land in Pentlam Revenue Village of Chendrugonda mandal of Khammam District to the Tribals to the extent of 4,997 acrs as un constitutional, illegal and consequently direct the respondents to put tribals in possession of land under Reveenue No. 53, 53, 54 and 78 Account No.4, Pentlam Village, Chendrugonda Mandal, Khammam District as per law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.S.MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following Order: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not restoring the land in an extent of 4,997 acres of Pentlam Revenue Village of Chendrugonda Mandal of Khammam District to the tribals as illegal and arbitrary. Consequently, a direction is also sought to the respondents to put the tribals in possession of the said land. It is the case of the petitioner that he is a tribal and ever since 1935, his forefathers and other tribals had been cultivating large extents of dry land on payment of revenue and the records also disclose that the lands in revenue Nos. 52, 53, 54 and 78 belong to the tirbals. Since the non-tribals, who occupied the land, were granted pattas, the tribals made a representation on 21-07-2008 to the second respondent-District Collector requesting him to grant pattas to them in respect of the land in revenue Nos.52, 53, 54 and 78 as they are landless poor. His grievance is that so far the second respondent has not taken any action on the representation and hence, this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleaders for Revenue and Social Welfare and at their request, the main writ petition itself is being disposed of at the admission stage. Learned Government Pleader submits that instead of this Court going into the merits of the matter, the authorities could be directed to dispose of the representation for which the learned counsel for the petitioner also agreed. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider and dispose of the representation of the tribals dated 21- 07-2008 as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. _______________ N.V.RAMANA,J Dt:28-08-2008 Usd To 1 The Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Khammam District. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kothagudem Revenue Division, Kothagudem. 4 Tahsildar, Chendrugonda Mandal, Chendrugonda, Khammam District. 5 The Project Officer, I.T.D.A. Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 6 Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7 Two CCs to GP for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 8 Two CD copies.