IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA & THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT PETITION No.12941 of 2014 BETWEEN K. Parvathamma.
AND ... PETITIONER The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others.
...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner: MR. N. ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following:
ORDER:
Petitioner states that she is the owner of an extent of 62 cents in Sy.No.128/2 of Kakkalapalli village, Anantapuram Mandal, Anantapuram District and that in the said land she is running a flour mill and rice mill. It is stated that the rice mill has been functioning from 1997 onwards and that the petitioner’s vendors themselves have raised a compound wall around the property. Petitioner has requested for grant of assignment of adjacent Government land on payment of market value and filed a representation for that purpose before the Joint Collector, Ananthapur on 24.03.2014. Petitioner alleges that the adjacent land belongs to Government and as the petitioner has already spent substantial amount for development of her land and the compound wall to avoid encroachment by unsocial elements, it is desirable to assign the same to her on market value. Alleging inaction the present writ petition is filed.
2. Learned Assistant Government Pleader, who has received instructions, however, submits that the representation of the petitioner would be considered by the competent authority and appropriate orders will be passed expeditiously.
3. In view of the above, the second respondent is directed to consider the aforesaid representation of the petitioner made to the Joint Collector and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. Petitioner is also directed to be file a copy of the said representation before the Collector, who shall examine the same in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders within a period of two (2) months from the date of filing of such representation.
The writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel, the miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR, J June 9, 2014 DSK