THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.4889 of 2010 05.03.2010 Between: Smt N.Chandrakala ….Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Chief Secretary, GAD , Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.4889 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner is widow of late Shanker. Her case is that she was assigned 94 square yards (78 square meters) house site in T.S.No.13/P, Block C, Ward 189, vide ‘D-Form’ patta No.F/1309/85 in June, 1986, by the third respondent. She also paid an amount of Rs.2,100/- towards market value for the excess land of 28 square meters vide challan No.331856, dated 25.06.1986. In September, 2008 and again in February, 2009, the petitioner approached the third respondent under Right to Information Act, 2005 seeking necessary documents in relation to the assignment and other particulars of the house site allotted to her in 1986. The third respondent issued Memo vide letter No.B/2024/08, dated 07.05.2009 informing that the file No.F/1309/85, dated 10.06.1986 is not available in the office and hence, the information cannot be furnished. The petitioner then preferred an appeal before the second respondent. The same was dealt with and vide Memo No.A7/2276/2009, dated 02.07.2009, by the District Revenue Officer cum Public Information Officer, Hyderabad. The petitioner was informed that the concerned file is not available and hence, the information could not be furnished. Feeling aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. After getting instructions, leanred Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) submits that the file bearing No.F/1309/85 in which she was granted ‘D-Form’ patta is not availabe, and hence, the third respondent cannot be compelled to furnish information. This Court finds force in the submission. Therefore, the petitioner is given liberty to produce the xerox copy of D-Form patta as secondary evidence of assignment in any Judicial forum subject to provisions of law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 05.03.2010 Pln