THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.20244 of 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, petitioner seeks a mandamus declaring the action of the fourth respondent in not granting interim relief in the revision filed by him against the order, dated 01.07.2010 passed by the second respondent – Joint Collector-cum-Settlement Officer, Chittoor, as illegal, and issue a consequential direction to the respondents not to dispossess him from the land admeasuring Acs.4.68 cents and Ac.0.52 cents in Survey Nos.174/2 and 172 respectively of Alathuru Village, B.N.Kandriga Mandal, Chittoor District. The petitioner’s father filed a claim petition before the second respondent under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Estates (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1948 (for short ‘the Act’), for grant of ryotwari patta for the aforesaid property. The second respondent vide order, dated 01.07.2010, by recording a finding that the petitioner’s father has not satisfied the criteria for grant of ryotwari patta and as he was not in possession of the land as on 01.07.1945, rejected his claim. It is submitted that as against the said order, a revision was preferred by the petitioner before the fourth respondent – Commissioner and Director of Survey and Settlements, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, and the same was numbered as R.P.No.23/2010(B1). The grievance of the petitioner is that though the revision petition is pending before the fourth respondent/revisional authority, the respondents are taking steps for his eviction. In view of pendency of revision, it is for the revisional authority to examine and record his findings as to the validity or otherwise of the findings recorded by the second respondent, while disposing of the revision. As much as it is submitted that the petitioner is in possession of the land in question and his claim for grant of ryotwari patta was erroneously rejected by the second respondent, I deem it appropriate to direct the fourth respondent to dispose of the revision petition filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. There shall be a further direction to the respondents not to disturb the possession of the petitioner over the land, which he claimed ryotwari patta under Section 11(a) of the Act, till disposal of the revision filed by him. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 17th AUGUST, 2010. Note: issue operative portion by ‘wire’ at party’s costs. kvni