IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.6945 of 1999 Dated: 05-04-2007 Between: Gokavarapu Naga Venkata Ratnam, s/o Satyanarayana. ... Petitioner and 1. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Aswaraopet, Khammam District and 2 others. ... Respondents ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Petitioner, states that he is the owner of the land in an extent of Ac.1-30 guntas in Survey No.1247 situated within the limits of Aswaraopet Gram Panchayat. In order to construct a compound wall around his land, on 20-07-1998 he filed an application before third respondent – Executive Officer to grant permission to construct a compound wall and third respondent without assigning any reasons and at the instance of one S. Srirangam, who is closely related to the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat, rejected his application by order, dated 20-11-1998. Against the said order, he filed an appeal before first respondent – Mandal Revenue Officer. As first respondent is trying to acquire his land forcefully to lay road by initiating parallel proceedings, petitioner filed the present writ petition 3. As it is represented by learned counsel for petitioner that the appeal filed by him is pending, I deem it appropriate to direct second respondent to dispose of the said appeal on merits, if not disposed of, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. However, having regard to the fact that this Court on 01-07- 1999 in W.P.M.P.No.8652 of 1999 granted interim direction to respondents not to interfere with petitioner’s possession, respondents are directed not interfere with petitioner’s possession in respect of the land in question, pending consideration of the said appeal. _______________________________ JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Dt.05-04-2007 GLV