THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR Writ Petition No.35427 of 2012

ORDER

This writ petition has been filed seeking the following prayer:-

“to declare the orders passed by the respondent No.1 vide case Nos.L1/466/2004 dt 23.07.2012 confirming the earlier order dt 31.08.2004, confirming the orders of respondent Nos.2 and 3 dt 14.2.2002 and 23.10.1986 rejecting the request of the petitioner for grant of patta under A P Scheduled Areas Ryotwari Regulation 2/70 in respect of land admeasuring HC.0-78 equivalent to Ac.1- 95 cents RS No.211/2 and 100/1 situated at Pinepally(V) Bhadrachalam (M) of Khammam District as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to record and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to issue patta in favour of petitioner in respect of the said land.”

2. Brief facts stated in this writ petition are that the petitioner claims that the land admeasuring 0-13Hts and 0-65 Hts, total admeasuring 0-78 Hectors, equivalent to Ac.1-95 cents in Sy. No.211/2 and 100/1, situated at Pinapally Village, Bhadrachalam Mandal of Krishna District (located in agency area), is his ancestral property. Petitioner further claims that prior to 1930, th