IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.7956 of 2005 Between: Jammi Srinivasa Rao and three others. … Petitioners And The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District at Visakhapatnam and two others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri Mavidi Rama Rao. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Revenue. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is ﬁled for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in not passing orders on the recommendations dated 27-11-2004 and 19-12- 2003 made by respondents 2 and 3 for regularizing the petitioners’ possession of Ac.6.00 cents of Government land in Survey Nos.7 of Kommodi village and 146/4 of Paradesipalem village, Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the guidelines issued by the Government from time to time. At the hearing, Sri Mavidi Rama Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners, invited my attention to letter dated 4-8-2003 addressed by respondent No.1 to respondent No.3 and letter dated 19-12-2003 addressed by respondent No.3 to respondent No.1, wherein the petitioners’ request for regularization was recommended on payment of market value. He also referred to letter dated 27-11-2004 addressed by respondent No.2 to respondent No.1, wherein also respondent No.2 recommended the case of the petitioners to respondent No.1 for regularization. The learned counsel further submitted that recently the State Government issued G.O.Ms.No.166, Revenue (Assn.Pot) Department, dated 16-2-2008, which provides for regularization of Government lands, which are in unauthorized occupation of the occupants, subject to the terms and conditions contained therein. He submitted that the petitioners will be satisﬁed if the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider their representations for regularization in terms of the said G.O., and in the light of the recommendations made by respondents 2 and 3, as referred to above. As the request of the learned counsel for the petitioners is found reasonable, the Writ Petition is disposed of in the following terms: 1) Within four weeks from today the petitioners shall apply to respondent No.1 for regularization of the lands in their occupation under G.O.Ms.No.166, dt.16-2- 2008; and 2) Within eight weeks thereafter respondent No.1 shall consider their applications, if ﬁled within the stipulated time, in the light of the recommendations made by respondents 2 and 3 and subject to the terms and conditions contained in the said G.O. ------------------------- ----------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Dated: 17-9-2008 MNR