Kasu Rayapa Reddy, v. The District Collector,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA KODANDA RAM WRIT PETITION No. 5403 of 2015 ORDER:

The writ petitioner questions the action of the 3rd respondentTahsildar, in not acting upon his application for mutation of his name in the revenue records.

2. The case of the petitioner is that he purchased an agricultural land in a total extent of Ac.3-00 cents in Survey No.412/94 of Chemarru village, Atchampet mandal, Guntur district, by way of registered sale deeds dated 20.10.2014 and 24.10.2014, from its respective vendors. With a view to mutate his name in the revenue records, he states to have made a representation before the 3rd respondent, but no action is taken so far. Hence, the writ petition.

3. Heard the petitioner's counsel and the learned Assistant Government Pleader.

4. At the hearing, the petitioner's counsel fairly concedes that though the petitioner made an application for mutation, the said application is not in the requisite format which is Form-VI (A), as specified under the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 (for short, 'the Act').

5. It is appropriate to notice that in terms of Section 4 of the Act, any person acquiring by succession or survivorship or inheritance or by partition or by way of a decree from a Court any right as owner, pattadar, mortgagee, occupant or tenant of a land, shall intimate, in writing, his/her acquisition of such right to the Mandal Revenue Officer within 90 days from the date of such acquisition and then, the Mandal Revenue Officer shall give an acknowledgment of the receipt of such intimation. Thereafter, under Section 5 of the said Act, the Mandal Revenue Officer shall determine as to whether and, if so, in what manner, the Record of Rights may be amended in consequence of the

application made and carry out necessary amendments in the Record of Rights in accordance with such determination. It will also be appropriate to notice that Rules were also framed in 1989 for giving effect to the provisions of the Act; and as per Rule 9, after due completion of enquiry, the recording authority shall pass orders in respect of cases requiring change of registry necessitated by succession, when it is not disputed. Form VI (A) is prescribed as the proper form for intimation of acquisition of rights in terms of Section 4 of the Act, as per sub-rule (2) of Rule 18 of the Rules.

6. Inasmuch as the application is not in the prescribed format, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition by giving liberty to the petitioner to submit his application in Form-VI (A) to the recording authority, i.e., the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Within three months of such application by the petitioner, the Tahsildar, in exercise of his powers under Section 5 of the Act and the Rules made there under, shall pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law. No order as to costs.

7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed. ___________________________ CHALLA KODANDA RAM, J 04th March, 2015 ksm