IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 21179 of 2004 Between: 1 T. Chandraiah, S/o. Pentaiah, R/o. Bollaram, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District. 2 Smt. Aruna, W/o. Hanmanthu, R/o. Bollaram, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District. 3 Smt. Yadamma, W/o. Sangaiah, R/o. Bollaram, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Mandal Revenue Officer, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District. .....RESPONDENT 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not finalizing the entries to be made in record of rights in the name of the petitioners in respect of the land in Sy.No.284 to an extent of Ac.3.20 guntas each situated at Bollaram Village, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District as arbitrary, wholly illegal, unjust unconstitutional and bad in law. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.CHILUMALA PRATAP REDDY Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR REVENUE The Court, at the stage of admission, made the following : ORDER Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. Both the counsel requested for disposal of the writ petition at the stage of admission. Once the land is assigned in favour of the petitioners in the year 1987 and Supplementary Sethwar was issued in their favour as alleged, the respondent authority under law, has to record the names of the petitioners in the revenue records. But, in the entire affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, it is no where stated whether on granting patta and pursuant to the issuance of Supplementary Sethwar, possession of the land was delivered to the petitioners or not, and whether the names of the assignees were recorded in the possessor’s columns of revenue records. In view of the above, the petitioners shall submit an appropriate application to the respondent for issuance of Pattadar Passbooks and for change of the entries in respect of the land in question, in the revenue records as per the Rules made under A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks, Act, 1971. If such application is being filed and if it is in accordance with law, the respondent shall consider the same for making necessary entries in the revenue records and issue pattadar passbooks within a period of three months from the date of making such application. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. __________________ A. GOPAL REDDY. J. 19th November, 2004 tsr. To 1 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Jinnaram Mandal, Medak District. 2. Two C.C.s to Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad.(OUT) 3 Two C.D. copies.