1. Heard Sri K.V. Bhanu Prasad, learned counsel for the writ petitioners, Government Pleader for Revenue for the 1st respondent and Sri N.Suryanarayana Murthy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the party respondents.

2. The petitioners claim to be the legal heirs of the protected tenant late Karre Babaiah @ Balaiah, who was granted certificate under Section 38-E of the A.P. (T.A.) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950. (for short ‘the Act’) for an extent of Acs.17-22 gts. in Sy.No.22 of Mallapur village, Saroornagar Mandal, Rangareddy District. They filed petition before the Mandal Revenue Officer, Saroornagar mandal, Rangareddy District under Section 40 of Act for grant of succession of tenancy rights and under Sections 32 (1) of the Act for recovery of possession. By proceedings No.B/10773/2003 dated 27.9.2003, the Mandal Revenue Officer, ordered succession and recovery of possession. The said order for better appreciation, is extracted as under:

“This is the petition filed by Sri Karre Jangaiah, Karre Yadaiah, Karre Venkatesh, Karre Babulu, Karre Krishna, s/o Laxmaiah and Karre Narsimha s/o Babaiah alias Balaiah R/o Mallapur village, U/s 40 of A.P. (T.A.) Tenancy