THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.13253 of 1998 Dated:30.08.2006 Between: Sunkara Rama Suryanarayana …Petitioners and Mandal Revenue Officer and another. …Respondents THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.13253 of 1998 ORDER: The Mandal Revenue Officer, S.Kota, passed orders in proceedings bearing Rc.No.52/96, dated 09.04.1998, under Section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’), ordering resumption of the land admeasuring Ac.0.59 cents in Survey No.52/3 situated at Kilthampalem Village of S.Kota Mandal in Vizianagaram District. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred an appeal under Section 4-A of the Act before the Revenue Divisional Officer, the second respondent herein. He also filed an application for stay of the proceedings of the Mandal Revenue Officer. The second respondent rejected the request for grant of stay and posted the matter for hearing on 09.05.1998. Aggrieved by the same, the present Writ Petition is filed. This Court while admitting the Writ Petition on 05.05.1998 granted interim direction not to evict the petitioner. The respondents have not filed any counter affidavit. Be that as it is, as per the impugned order, the matter itself was posted for hearing on 09.05.1998. In all probabilities, the matter must have been disposed of. If the same is still pending, the appellate authority, the second respondent herein, should dispose of the matter immediately. The Writ Petition with the above observation is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 30.08.2006 vs