IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 1634 of 2009 Between: K. Veerraju, S/o. Kannayya, R/o. Indukurupeta (V), Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavary District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Additional Agent to the Government, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 2 The Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 3 The Tahsildar, Devipatnam, East Godavari District. 4 Chavalam Venkanna Dora, W/o. Latchanna Dora, R/o. Kambalampalem Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavary District. 5 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare (LTR-1) Department, Secretariat, at 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 appropriate Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents in dispossessing the petitioner from his lands to an extent of Ac. 5.74 cents in Sy.No.258/2 of Kambalampalem Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District in pursuance of the order passed by 1st respondent in CMA No. 132/2005 dt. 1-1-2009 as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the above mentioned land pending disposal of the revision filed before the 5th respondent in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : O R D E R: The fourth respondent initiated proceedings against the petitioner before the second respondent under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by 1 of 1970, in LTRP No. 24 of 2003, in respect of land in Survey No.258/2 of Acs.5.74 cents of Kambalampalem Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District. Through the orders, dated 16-10-2003 the second respondent dismissed the petition. Aggrieved thereby, the fourth respondent filed CMA No.132 of 2005 before the first respondent. The first respondent by order dated 01-01-2009 set aside the orders of the second respondent and directed to evict the non-tribal respondents or any other person bound by the order from the said land and restore the same to Government for onward assignment to eligible tribal. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner filed revision before the fifth respondent together with an application for stay on 23-01-2009. His grievance is that no orders have been passed by the fifth respondent on the application for stay so far, and he complains that respondents 1 to 3 are taking steps to dispossess him from the land, in the meanwhile. He seeks appropriate directions in this regard. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare. The petitioner availed the remedy of revision, as provided for under the relevant regulations. If he is evicted from the land, even while the revision is pending, virtually nothing remains to be decided in the revision. The interest of the petitioner is to be protected, till the revision is disposed of. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the order of eviction passed against the petitioner in CMA No.132 of 2005 shall remain suspended, till the disposal of the revision petition filed by the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Dated: 3rd February, 2009 vrn