P. L. Krishna Reddy, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. By Its Principal Secretary

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR W.P.No.33740 of 2015 ORDER:

Heard.

Aggrieved by cancellation of pattadar passbooks and title deeds, as per the order of the 3rd respondent, dated 19-12-2013 in D.Dis.No.1315/2002/B, all the respondents before the 3rd respondent stated to have filed a revision petition in Rc.No.334/2014/D4 before the Collector, Ananthapur, who has called for records along with remarks and the said revision petition is still pending.

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner states that the revision petition has since been made over to the 2nd respondent and that as no stay was granted by the 2nd respondent, while admitting the revision, the petitioner and other respondents have approached this Court in W.P.No.5099 of 2014 and this Court on 21-02-2014 directed to maintain status-quo, with regard to the revenue records as existing as on that date, for a period of three weeks. However, the 4th respondent is stated to have cancelled pattadar passbooks and title deeds of the petitioner on 29-01-2014 and the said order is now questioned in the present writ petition.

Though the learned counsel for the petitioner has strongly contended that in view of the order of status-quo, as referred to above, the entries in the revenue records shall not be altered pending revision, I do not see any justification as it is evident that even before the order of this Court, dated 2102-2014 was passed, the present impugned order was passed on 29-012014 and hence, the pattadar passbooks and title deeds of the petitioner and other respondents already got cancelled. Consequently, if any changes in the revenue record pending revision petition, the same is subject to adjudication in the revision. Hence, I do not see any reason to entertain the writ petition except directing the 2nd respondent to fix the date of hearing, after notice to all the parties and then hear the parties and decide the revision

petition expeditiously. Any action taken with regard to the revenue records and entries therein shall abide by the result of the revision petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. _______________________ VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR, J Date: 28-10-2015 Prv HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V.AFZULPURKAR

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