THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.20252 OF 2009 DATED: 22.09.2009 Between: Madakam Potti Dora and another .. Petitioner And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District and others. .. Respondents ORDER: Heard both sides. According to the petitioners, the 1st petitioner, the deceased father of the 2nd petitioner and the deceased father of the 3rd respondent are brothers and they belong to Koya Community, which is recognized as Scheduled Tribe. It is the case of the petitioners that they own ancestral landed property in an extent of Hec.2.43 cents (Ac.6.00) in Sy.No.60/8A, 60/8B, 165/2 and 171/5 situated at Manthuru Village, Devipatnam Mandal of East Godavari District, that the same was partitioned among them equally at the rate of Ac.2.00 each and they have been cultivating their respective lands separately. It is their further case that the 3rd respondent, misrepresenting that he is the owner of the entire land of Hec.2.43 cents (Ac.6.00), made an application to the 2nd respondent- Tahsildar, Devipatnam Mandal of East Godavari District, for issuance of pattadar passbook and title deed in his favour for that entire land, and, thereupon, the 2nd respondent, without conducting proper enquiry, issued the same. On coming to know the same, the petitioners filed an appeal before the 1st respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District, on 03.08.2009, seeking cancellation of pattadar passbook and title deed issued in favour of the 3rd respondent, along with a miscellaneous application, seeking status quo or an order restraining the 3rd respondent from interfering with their possession and enjoyment of their respective lands till the disposal of the appeal. It is the grievance of the petitioners that neither any orders are passed on their miscellaneous application nor the appeal is taken up for hearing till date. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 1st respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal purported to have been filed by the petitioners on 03.08.2009, in accordance with law, after hearing the parties concerned, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 22nd September, 2009. Note:- Issue C.C. in three days. B/o IBL