G. RADHAKRISHNA RAO, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner is pujari and heriditary trustee of Sri Bhogeswaraswamy temple, situate at Matwada of Hanmakonda mandal, Warangal district. The lands in an extent of Ac. 1. 33 guntas in survey No. 421 and Ac. 2. 30 guntas in survey No. 6 of Matwada village are service Inam lands coming within the purview of Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Abolition of Inams Act, 1955 (for short the Act ). As pujari of the said temple, the petitioner and his predecessors have been in possession and enjoyment of the said inam lands. The District Collector, Warangal issued directions to the Revenue Officers to hold an enquiry and pass orders under S. 10 of the Act determining the extent of inam land as an occupant and issue the certificate in favour of the occupant as per rules. The R. D. O. , Warangal conducted an enquiry and issued a certificate on 3-2-1988, declaring the petitioner as an occupant of the land above staled and determined the premium at Rs. 651. 00 payable in ten instalments commencing from 1-1-1989. The petitioner paid the said premium in lumpsum and thus became the absolute owner of the said lands. The land in Sy. No. 421 was divided into plots. In Apri

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