THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.27191 of 2010 DT.02.11.2010 Between: Kondeti Satyanarayana and others … Petitioners And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Eluru, West Godavari District and another. … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Smt.G.Jhansi Counsel for respondents: AGP for Revenue (Assignment) The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in disposing of the appeal filed by the petitioners on 18.05.2010, against order, dated 28.04.2010, of respondent No.2, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners sought for a consequential direction to the respondents not to dispossess them from the land admeasuring Acs.1.35 cents in R.S.No.460/1 of Potavaram Village, Nallajerla Mandal, West Godavari District. I have heard Smt.G.Jhansi, learned counsel for the petitioners, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment). By order, dated 28.04.2010, respondent No.2 has resumed the above-mentioned land to the Government vide proceedings initiated under the provisions of the A.P.Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977. It is the pleaded case of the petitioners, who claimed to be in possession of the said land in their own right, that against the said order of resumption, they have filed an appeal on 18.05.2010. The grievance of the petitioners is that neither the stay application filed along with the appeal nor the appeal is being disposed of by respondent No.1. As the grievance of the petitioners is legitimate and innocuous, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to consider and dispose of the appeal stated to have been filed by the petitioners, if not already done, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after notice and opportunity of being heard to the petitioners. Pending disposal of the appeal, status quo as on today shall be maintained with reference to the possession of the land in question. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.34737 of 2010 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) Date: 02.11.2010. VGB