ORDER :

Since the issue involved in both the writ petitions is one and the same, these two writ petitions disposed of together with a common order.

2. Both the writ petitions are filed assailing the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer in Proceedings R.Dis.H/2377/2015 dated 02.12.2020 and to set aside the same and consequently, direct the respondent to mutate the names of the petitioners in the revenue records.

3. The case of the petitioners in W.P.No.8744 of 2021 is that the petitioners are absolute owners and possessors of the lands, admeasuring Ac.0.29 cents in Sy.No.141/7 and Ac.1.03 cents in Sy.No.141/1A. Their grand fathers, one late Srinivasulu Reddy, Apthiri Siva Reddy and father of the petitioners purchased the aforesaid lands from its lawful owner one Sri Konappacharyulu through a registered Sale Deeds vide Doc.Nos.1117 of 1936 and 2654 of 1963 respectively. Since then, father of the petitioners was in possession and enjoyment and also got issued Pattadhar Pass Books and title deeds in his favour vide Khata No.723 and his name was also mutated in revenue records. After his demise the petitioners succeeded the property and continuing the possession.

4. The case of the petitioner in W.P.No.3043 of 2021 is that the petitioner has purchased the land admeasuring an extent of Ac.0-17 cents in S.No.141/1, Ac.0-33 cents in S.No.141/2 Ac.0-03 cents in S.No.141/3, Ac.0-13 cents in S.No. 141/4, Ac.0-30 cents in S.No. 141/5 and Ac.0-34 cents in S.No.141/6 of Durgasamudram village, Tirupathi Rural Mandal from one M. Srinivasulu Chetti under registered Sale Deed bearing Document No. 2129/2006 dt.13-9-2006. The Tahsildar has entered the name of the petitioner in adangal and issued pattadar pass book and title deed with Khata No.714 in favour of the petitioner. Since then the petitioner has been in possession and enjoyment of the above said land. While so, the unofficial respondent filed an application before the Tahsildar for issuance of pattadar pass book and title deed for the lands to an extent of Ac.1-07, 0-17, 0-17, 0-16, 0-34 and 0-29 in S.Nos.141/1A, 141/1B, 141/2A, 141/2B, 141/6 and 141/7 respectively of Durgasamudram village, Tirupathi Rural Mandal. The Tahsildar except to an extent of Ac.0-29 cents in S.No.141/7 has rejected the claim of unofficial respondent for issue of pattadar pass book and title deed vide endorsement Roc.7 (R)162/2015 dt. 21-7-2015 on the ground that the flow of title and the documents do not tally; pattadar pass books and title deeds were issued to the petitioner herein and to one A. Siva Reddy in respect of the above lands.

5. Admittedly that the unofficial respondent has filed an appeal under Section 5(5) of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Book Act, 1971 in R.Dis.No.H/2377/2015 before the Revenue Divisional Officer questioning the endorsement issued by the Tahsildar denying his claim against father of writ petitioners and another writ petitioner for issuance of pattadar passbooks and title deeds and to cancel the existing records in favour of petitioners for an extent of Ac.1.91 cents in Sy.No.141/A, 1B, 2A, 2B and 6 of Durgasamudram village. But the Revenue Divisional Officer, without considering the submissions made by the petitioners in the appeal erroneously passed an order dt.02-12-2020 directing the Tahsildar, Tirupati Rural to cancel the pattadar pass books and title deeds standing in the name of the father of the petitioners and one Smt. P. Nirmala another writ petitioner and directed to issue pattadar pass books in the name of unofficial respondent.

6. The unofficial respondent claimed title in respect of the subject land and other lands through one Sri S.V.K.S. Srinivas and he purchased the lands from the said person under Doc.No.1823/2005. But neither the name of the unofficial respondent nor his vendor’s name, are shown in the revenue records till date and he has not made any application till 2015.

7. Sri P. Gangi Rami Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners in W.P.No.3