THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.27327 of 2010 Date : 13-12-2010 Between : Appireddi Rajeswaramma .. Petitioner And The District Collector, Kadapa, Kadapa District and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri G.Vijay Kumar Counsel for respondents 1 to 3 : Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue The Court made the following : ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in general and respondent No.3 in particular in issuing pattadar passbooks and title deeds in respect of Ac.2-64 cents in S.No.18 of Kanamulo Palle village, Siddavatam Mandal, Kadapa District, as illegal and arbitrary. Though time was granted to the respondents for instructions, as far back as 3-11-2010, no instructions have been reported. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioner has purchased the above mentioned lands which were sold for recovery of co-operative loans under award No.2200/2001-02 dated 20-3-2002 in a public auction held on 28-12- 2004. The petitioner has participated in the said public auction and having emerged as the highest bidder the property was old in her favour for Rs.52,000/- and a sale certificate was issued on 22-3-2005 by respondent No.4. Accordingly, though the land was originally an assigned land, the petitioner has become absolute owner of the same. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has applied for issuance of pattadar passbooks to respondent No.3 as far back as March 2005 and has followed it up with application dated 16-8- 2010, so far they have not been granted. It is averred that respondent No.3 issued proceedings dated 20-8-2010 informing the petitioner to attend the enquiry on 4-9-2010 and that though the petitioner has issued clarifications on the said date, no action has been taken by respondent No.3 for issuance of pattadar passbooks and title deeds. The facts narrated above reveal that the petitioner appears to have become the absolute owner of the land having purchased the same in the auction held for recovery of co-operative dues. A Division Bench of this court in Sub-Registrar, Srikalahasthi, Chittoor District and another Vs. K.Guravaiah and another [1] held that once the assigned land is sold in public auction for recovery of co-operative dues, it ceases to be an assigned land and that the ownership stands vested in the person who purchased it, free from all encumbrances. In this view of the matter, I do not find any justification for respondent No.3 in withholding the pattadar passbooks and title deeds. For the above mentioned reasons, the Writ Petition is allowed. Respondent No.3 is directed to issue pattadar passbooks and title deeds in favour of the petitioner within a period one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. __________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY.,J Date : 13-12-2010 AM [1] 2009(3) ALT 85 (D.B.)