THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 17541 OF 2010 Date: 21.07.2010 Between: Vemula Gururaju ..... PETITIONER AND The Project Officer, ITDA, Khammam and 3 others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following:- THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.17541 of 2010 O R D E R : Against the order passed by the 2nd respondent dated 17.05.2008 cancelling the patta granted in favour of the petitioner under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Rythwari Regulation 2/1970, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the 1st respondent on 04.08.2008. Aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the 1st respondent in considering the petitioner’s appeal, particularly the petition for stay, the present writ petition has been filed. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents 1 to 3, I am of the opinion that it would be appropriate to maintain the status quo with regard to the possession of the property in question till the statutory appeal is disposed of. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal pending on his file against the order of the 2nd respondent dated 17.05.2008 following due process of law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of this order. Status quo obtaining as on today as to the possession of the land in question shall be maintained till the appeal is disposed of. No costs. ​ ____________ Date: 21.07.2010 G. ROHINI, J Ivd