J U D G M E N T

(per C. Praveen Kumar, J)

1) Aggrieved by the order passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.19087 of 2005, dated 27.01.2011, the District Collector, Chittoor, preferred the present Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of Letters Patent Act.

2) The facts, which lead to filing of the Writ Appeal, are as under :

i) The Tiruchanur Village in Tirupati Rural Mandal was declared as a minor inam village under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1956 (hereinafter called as, ‘Inams Abolition Act, 1956’). Pursuant thereto, the lands in the inam village stand vested with the Government, free from encumbrances, except in respect of lands in which the inamdars are entitled for a patta. The Inam Deputy Tahsildar, Srikalahasthi, took up suo motu enquiry of regularization of inam lands in Tiruchanur Village, covered under title deed No.464 under the Inams Abolition Act, 1956 and accordingly issued notice under Section 3(1) of the said Act, to find out as to (1) whether the lands are inam lands or ryotwari lands; (2) whether the said lands are located in inam village or ryotwari village and also as to (3) whether the said lands a