THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No :27262 of 2007 DATED:20-12-2007 BETWEEN: Gopu Seshuvani. ..... PETITIONER AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur & 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not disposing of the appeal No.2368/2007 and stay applications filed on 17-09-2007 against the order, dated 04-08-2007, vide proceedings No.D.Dis.No.393/2007/D.T. of the 2nd respondent, as illegal, and arbitrary. 3. Petitioner’s request for grant of pattadar pass book and title deed under the A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971 ( for brevity, ‘the Act’) in respect of an extent of 92 ½ cents in Sy.No.44/2 situated at Vaddeswaram village, Tadepalli, Guntur District was rejected by the 2nd respondent- Tahsildar, Tadepalli, Guntur District vide D.Dis.No.393/2007/D.T, dated 04-08-2007, on the ground that the said land is classified as Government land and there is no entry in the Village Adangal regarding the enjoyment of the petitioner over the said land and therefore under Section 12 of the Act pattadar pass book cannot be granted in respect of the Government land. Aggrieved by the same, petitioner filed an appeal before the 1st respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur on 17-09-2007 vide Appeal No.2368/07 and the same is pending. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances, if the said appeal is still pending, 1st respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the same as expeditiously as possible after giving reasonable opportunity to the petitioner. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 20th December, 2007. Tsy