IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 4471 of 2008 Between: Jupiter Colony Gun Rock Cantonment Owners Welfare Association, Trimulgerry, Secunderabad, Rep. by its Secretary, Mr.M.Janardhan Reddy S/o.Late M.Yadi Reddy, R/o.Flat No.21, Jupiter Colony, Trimulgerry, Secunderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of A.P., Revenue (Assignment III) Department, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Hyderabad District, Hyderabad. ...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 issue an writ, order or direction more one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of Respondent No.2 in not sending their remarks / report to the Respondent No.1, as sought for in Govt. Memo. No.7489/Assignment-III(2)/07 dated 19-02-2007, for taking appropriate action for exchange of land in Sy.No.112/1 to that of Sy.No.113, of Trimulgerry Village, Secunderabad, as being illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional, unjust and consequently direct the Respondent No.2 to send appropriate reports to the Respondent No.1, to enable the Respondent No.1 to consider the representation of Writ Petitioner Society for exchange of land as sought for in their representations dated 2-11-2006, 15-12-2006, in the interest of justice and further pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.R.CHANDRASHEKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: Aggrieved by the inaction of respondent No.2 – The District Collector, Hyderabad District in sending the report called for by respondent No.1 in Memo dated 19.2.007 to consider the exchange of Government land in S.No.112/1 with that of the private patta land in S.No.113 of Tirumalgerry Village, Secunderabad Mandal, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the matter is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself. Since the only grievance of the petitioner is that the 2nd respondent is not sending the remarks called for by the 1st respondent for taking appropriate action for exchange of the land as requested by the petitioner society in its representations dated 2.11.2006, 15.12.2006 and 17.2.2007, without going into the merits of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider and dispose of the representations of the petitioner society after obtaining necessary instructions or reports from the 2nd respondent as expeditiously as possible, preferably within eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. N.V.RAMANA,J Dated 3.3.2008 msv.