Dodlu Obul Reddy v. Hyderabad
Case at a glance
- Bench
- N V RAMANA
Outcome
Disposed of
With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of
Provisions considered
Judgment
Cause title
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring as illegal, and arbitrary, the action of the respondents in not mutating the name of the petitioner in the revenue records in terms of the orders dated 28.2.1967 issued by the Additional Assistant Settlement officer, Nellore as confirmed by the Director of Settlement , AP Hyderabad and Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, AP Hyderabad and issue a consequential directions to the respondents to mutate the name of the petitioner in the revenue records. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.K.NAIDU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following :
ORDER:
Operative part
In this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondents to mutate their names in the revenue records in terms of orders dated 28.2.1967 of the Additional Assistant Settlement Officer, Nellore as confirmed by the Director of Settlement, A.P. Hyderabad and Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, A.P, Hyderabad. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. It is the case of the petitioner that he is the absolute owner and possessor of the land admeasuring Ac.1.21 cents in Sy.No.573/5 (Nellore) Nellore Taluk, Nellore District having been granted patta vide Sr.No.489/11(a)63/NLR by the then Additional Assistant Settlement Officer under Section 11(a) of the Estate Abolition Act, 1948. He made several representations to the respondents, the latest being 10.12.2007 requesting the authorities to mutate his name in the revenue records, in vein. Hence this writ petition. The learned Government Pleader for Revenue submits that the petitioner has to make a proper application under Section 6-A of the A.P.Record of Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 seeking mutation of his name in the revenue records and if the petitioner makes any such application the authorities will consider the same. In the circumstances, the petitioner is directed to make a proper application under the prescribed form and if any such application is filed, the Mandal Revenue Officer shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders expeditiously. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. N.V.RAMANA,J DT.30.4.2008 // TRUE COPY // ..... REGISTRAR SECTION OFFICER To 1 State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat Hyderabad 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Nellore 4. 2CCs to Govt. Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyd. (OUT) 5. 2CD copies
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 226; Estate Abolition Act, 1948 — s. 11(a); Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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