THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE K. SUJANA CIVIL REVISION PETITION No.1392 of 2006

ORDER:

This Civil Revision Petition is filed by the petitioners-

respondents, aggrieved by the order dated 03.12.2005 passed in case No.F2/6883/1996 by the Joint Collector – II, Ranga Reddy District.

2. The brief facts of the petition are that the petitioners filed an application before the Mandal Revenue Officer under Section 40(2) of the A.P. (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950, seeking succession of Protected Tenancy (PT) rights held by their fathers over lands bearing Survey Nos.402, 403, 404, 405, 469, 574, 575 and 594 of Nedunoor Village. The petitioners claimed that their fathers were the original protected tenants of the said lands and, after their demise, the petitioners were entitled to succeed to the PT rights. It is further submitted that, as legal heirs, they were entitled to their respective shares in the PT rights and requested that succession be granted accordingly.

3. Upon receipt of the application, notices were issued to the interested parties, including the legal heirs of the original PTs and the purchasers of the land. The purchasers filed a counter, contending that