JUDGMENT :

R. Raghunandan Rao, J.

1. Heard the Learned Advocate General appearing for the appellants, and Sri G.V.S. Mehar Kumar, learned counsel for the respondent.

2. The respondent herein sought issuance of a ryotwari patta under Section 11 of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 (herein referred to as "Estates Abolition Act"), in relation to Ac.8.52 cents of land in R.S.No.17 of Krishnarayapuram Village, Pendurthi Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. This claim was made on the ground that the predecessors of the respondent had been in possession and enjoyment of the land from 1914 and as such, she would be entitled for grant of ryotwari patta. It was also the contention of the respondent that the aforesaid land of Ac.8.52 cents was converted into a private tank, called Venkappa tank, and the same had been constructed by her ancestors. The respondent also pointed out that the tank was wrongly noted as government poramboke tank during the re-survey operation and an application for change of classification of the land from government poramboke to zeroythi was filed. In consideration of this application, a memo No.41025/EA & AR/A1/2009