Sri Katravath Tulchiya v. The District Collector

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 12307 of 2012 ORDER:

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Government Pleader for Revenue. With the consent of both the parties, the main writ petition is heard at the admission stage itself. The present writ petition came to be filed seeking issuance of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not permitting the petitioner to pay the amount of compensation for the scheduled land allotted to him situated in Sy.No.54 to an extent of Ac.4.00 cents of Nagireddypally Village, Maheswaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional; and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the said land.

The petitioner claims that he was allotted land admeasuring Ac.4.00 in Sy.No.54 of Nagireddypalli Village, Maheswaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, by the Government and to prove the same he has filed a copy of the proceedings No.B/427/1990 issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Maheswarama, described as transfer certificate of surplus land under Rule 10 and Section 14 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Records (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973. The petitioner, however, states that as he is not aware of the requirement to pay instalments, he could not pay the same. The grievance of the petitioner is that the third respondent is trying to interfere with his possession, though he was granted pattadar pass book and title deed.

Learned Government Pleader on instructions submits that there neither any move nor any attempt on the part of the respondents to dispossess the petitioner from the said land and that the writ petition is filed only on an apprehension, which is unfounded.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner may be permitted to approach the revenue authorities to pay the amount outstanding against the said patta. No adjudication is called upon in this writ petition. The petitioner is at liberty to approach the revenue authorities in regard to payment of outstanding.

Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs.

Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

_________________________ JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR 18.09.2015 gkv