IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No. 21550 of 2014 BETWEEN D.Sreeram Reddy AND ... PETITIONER The Government of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary (Department of Revenue), A.P. Secretariat Building, Hyderabad and another ...RESPONDENTS The Court made the following:
ORDER:
Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. In spite of three adjournments, learned government pleader has not received any instructions.
2. The case of the petitioner is that he is the absolute owner and possessor of the land in survey Nos.61, 62, 63, 67 and 74 total admeasuring Ac.15-36 guntas at Kondapur Village, Ghatkesar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. He states that he alienated Ac.10-25 guntas and is in possession of remaining Ac.5-11 guntas. It appears that in L.G.C.No.13 of 2012, the Special Court under A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act, issued directions on 08.11.2012 directing restoration of possession of the said Ac.5-11 guntas to the petitioner and accordingly, after restoration of possession, E.P.No. 1 of 2013 before the Special Court was closed on 25.04.2013. Petitioner states that on 28.01.2013, he filed application for correction of entry in the record of rights to the extent of Ac.5-11 guntas and respondent No.2 initiated the process by issuing notice in file No.B/657/13, dated 09.07.2013, fixing the date of enquiry to 05.08.2013. The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that no further steps are taken by respondent No.2 after issuing the said notice and the request of the petitioner remains unconsidered.
3. As stated above, the matter was adjourned on three earlier occasions, but no instructions are forthcoming from the respondents.
In view of that, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.2 to complete the enquiry initiated in pursuance of the notice issued by him, referred to above, and pass appropriate orders thereon expeditiously and, in any case, within three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J September 4, 2014 LMV