IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 22414 of 2008 Between: Talari Venkateswarlu, s/o. Manikyam, R/o. Rajoli Village of Waddepally Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 2 Setu Kumari, D/o. Late A. Ranganathasharma, R/o. Plot No. 10, Mahindrakar Apartment, HUDA Complex, Saroornagar, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st respondent herein to dispose of the appeal No. F2/1A 10/2004 as expeditiously as possible, and to grant Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.J.JANAKIRAMI REDDY Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled questioning the inaction on the part of the ﬁrst respondent in disposing of the appeal No.F2/1A 10/2004 as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner claims to be in possession and enjoyment of the land situated in Sy.No.399 of Rajoli Village, Waddepally Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. The said land was acquired by the Government and award was passed in the name of the petitioner. While so, the second respondent claiming right over the subject land ﬁled application before the Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer, Gadwal for issuance of O.R.C. The Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer without proper enquiry issued O.R.C in respect of the second respondent in File No.B/1519/2003 dated 5.08.2003. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the ﬁrst respondent in Appeal No.F2/1A 10/2004 and the same is pending for consideration. Since there is a dispute with regard to the title of the land acquired by the Government, the matter has been referred to the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Gadwal under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, being O.P.No.37 of 2004, and the compensation amount was deposited in the Court. The petitioner ﬁled I.A.No.471 of 2008 seeking stay of all further proceedings in O.P.No.37 of 2004 till the disposal of the appeal pending before the ﬁrst respondent, and the said I.A. was dismissed by order dated 25.08.2008. The main grievance of the petitioner is that though he ﬁled appeal in the year 2004, till date the same has not been disposed of and if the appeal is not disposed of his right in the O.P. will be adversely affected. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the ﬁrst respondent to dispose of the appeal ﬁled by the petitioner on merits within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ________________ (N.V.RAMANA, J.) 15th October, 2008 Js/ksr. ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The Joint Collector, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. 2. 2 CCs to G.P. for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad. 3. 2CD copies