The petitioner is the daughter of one Sri K. Munirathnam Reddy. According to her, Munirathnam Reddy executed a Will, dated 09.04.1995, bequeathing about Acs.7.00 of land in various survey numbers of Kothapalli Village, Chittoor District. After the death of her father on 02.09.1995, the petitioner filed an application before the Mandal Revenue Officer, Irala, the third respondent herein, under Section 6-A of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 (for short ‘the Act’). The petitioner was issued a pattadar passbook in respect of the lands covered by the Will. Her mother, the fourth respondent herein, submitted a representation before the Revenue Divisional Officer, the second respondent, aggrieved by the issuance of pattadar passbook in favour of the petitioner. The second respondent passed an order, dated 23.11.1996, setting aside the pattadar passbook issued in favour of the petitioner. Thereupon, the petitioner filed a revision before the Joint Collector, Chittoor, the first respondent, under Section 9 of the Act. The revision was rejected on 02.02.1998. Hence, this writ petition.

Sri K.S. Gopalakrishnan, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits