Prathipati Samabasiva Rao S/O Subbaiah, Residing At Gani v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh Represented By The

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.1761 OF 2016 ORDER:

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue.

2. The present writ petition came to be filed seeking issuance of writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of respondents 2 to 4 in considering the application made by the petitioner on 18.02.2015 and the reminder on 06.04.2015 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct respondents 2 to 4 to recall and cancel the passbooks and title deeds issued in favour of respondents 5 and 6 in an extent of Ac.2.00 in R.S.No.253/5B stiatued at Gani Atkuru Sivaru, Kothapeta Village, Kanchikacherla Mandal.

3. Though various grounds are raised in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioner restricts his prayer seeking a direction to respondent No.4Tahsildar, Kanchikacherla Mandal, Krishna District to dispose of the representation, dated 06.04.2015 made by the petitioner at the earliest.

4. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue submits that the relief sought for by the learned counsel for the petitioner can be considered provided the respondents be given an opportunity.

5. Without going into the merits of the case and having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 4th respondent-Tahsildar to dispose of

the representation, dated 06.04.2015 made by the petitioner at the earliest, preferably within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. It is needless to mention that the said authority shall hear respondents 5 and 6 before passing any order on the said representation. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

_______________________ JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR Date:22.01.2016 INL