JUDGMENT

A.V.SESHA SAI, J. - This Writ Appeal, preferred under Clause 15 of the Letter Patent, calls in question the order dtd. 18/12/2012 passed by the learned Single Judge, allowing W.P.No.4274 of 2009 filed by respondent Nos.1 and 2 herein.

2. Shorn of inappropriate details, the background, leading to the filing of the present Letter Patent Appeal is as follows:

2.1).One Sri Polakala Kuppuswamy (deceased appellant No.1) filed an application before the Settlement Officer, Nellore (5th respondent herein), under Sec. 11(a) of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948, claiming ryotwari patta for an extent of Ac.12.50 cents in Paimash No.394 and R.S.No.33 of Mangalam Village, Tirupati Urban Mandal, Chittor District. The Settlement Officer, Nellore vide order bearing S.R.No.6/11(a)/86/CTR, dtd. 12/6/1986, granted ryotwari patta in favour of Sri P.Kuppuswamy for the above said land.

2.2).Assailing the validity of the said order dtd. 12/6/1986, the District Collector, Chitoor, filed a revision petition under Sec. 5(2) of the Estates Abolition Act, 1948 before the Commissioner and Director of Settlements, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (respond