THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 18264 OF 2010 DATE: 28.07.2010 Between: Ramineni Suryanarayana and others ..... PETITIONERS AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Social Welfare (LTR-2) Department, represented by its Principal Secretary and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 18264 OF 2010 ORDER : By order dated 15.12.2007 passed by the Special Deputy Collector (Tribal Welfare), Badhrachalam eviction of the petitioners herein was ordered under Section 3 of the A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioners preferred an appeal before the 2nd respondent with a petition to condone the delay in filing the appeal. The 2nd respondent by order dated 05.06.2010 dismissed I.A.No.6 of 2010 filed for condonation of delay which resulted in the dismissal of the main appeal itself. Challenging the same, the petitioners preferred a revision petition before the 1st respondent. Alleging that the 1st respondent failed to consider the revision petition of the petitioners, particularly the interlocutory application for stay, the present writ petition has been filed. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents. As the petitioners’ revision petition is pending before the 1st respondent, I deem it appropriate to direct both parties to maintain status quo with regard to the possession of the land in question until the statutory revision is disposed of. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merits, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of the revision petition pending on his file following due process of law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today as to the possession of the property in question shall be maintained. No costs. _____________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 28.07.2010 Note: Issue CC of order in three days (B/o) Ivd