Seeking for mutation/transfer of Municipal Assessment name of the Applicant shall be completed within the time frame. Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Andhra Pradesh HC Decided on 29th July, 2022, to dispose of the application of the Applicant in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order in the matter of N.S. Shaiksha Vali Versus State of Andhra Pradesh Writ Petition No. 23162 of 2022, decided by the Hon’ble Sri Justice R Raghunandan Rao.
FACTS OF THE CASE
In the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, It is submitted that the father of the petitioner was the owner of House No. 21/515-4, Arts College Road, Adoni, Kurnool District. The name of the father had been entered in the municipal records as the owner of this house in Municipal Assessment No. 1015020646. The petitioner states that the father of the petitioner had bequeathed this property on the petitioner by way of a registered Will dated 23.08.2018 registered as document No. 40/2018. The petitioner is said to have filed an application, on the basis of the past Will, vide application No. 09011-2021-FN dated 19.11.2021 to the 3rd respondent seeking for mutation/transfer of Municipal Assessment No. 1015020646 in the name of the petitioner.
The petitioner has approached this Court being aggrieved by the inaction of the 3rd respondent in considering his request and application, despite the fact that the petitioner had paid the necessary mutation fee of Rs. 13,564/- on 19.11.2021 itself and despite the fact that more than 1½ year have lapsed since such an application had been made.
Heard Sri. O. Uday Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. N. Ranga Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the 3rd respondent.
JUDGEMENT
In view of the non-disposal of the application of the petitioner for more than 1 year, 8 months, it would be appropriate to dispose of this Writ Petition with a direction to the 3rd respondent to dispose of the application of the petitioner dated 19.11.2021 bearing No. 09011-2021-FN in accordance with law within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of this order.
Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall stand closed.
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JUDGEMENT REVIEWED BY YAKSHU JINDAL.