THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11460 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners, who are three in number, assailing the action of the respondents 2 to 4 in issuing proceedings vide Roc. B/247/2000, dated 24.2.2001, D.Dis (B1)/1062/2001, dated 8.7.2003 and D.Dis (E5)/6199/2003, dated 19.12.2009. The petitioners claim to be landless poor and their main livelihood is stated to be cultivation. The Tahsildar, Peddathippasamudram Mandal, Chittoor District, the 4th respondent herein, issued patta in favour of the petitioner No.1 in respect of 5.00 acres in Survey No. 317/2A and Acs. 2.10 cents comprised in Survey No. 317/2B of Gachipalle of Peddathippasamudram vide Assignment A.M. No.604/4/77 and 605/4/77, dated 21.4.1968. Thereafter, proceedings were initiated against the petitioners under the provisions of A.P. Assignment Land(Prohibition & Transfer) Act, 1977. The petitioners filed an appeal before the Joint Collector and Additional District Magistrate, Chittoor, the 2nd respondent herein. Their appeal ended in dismissal by order dated 19.12.2009. Petitioners challenged the orders passed by the 2nd respondent by filing further appeal to the Commissioner of Appeals, Office of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hdyerabad, the 1st respondent herein. They also moved a stay application apprehending dispossession. Pending consideration of stay application/appeal, the petitioners approached this Court invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution. When the writ petition came up for consideration, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue took notice on behalf the respondents 1 to 4. The factual aspect of petitioners filing an appeal before the 1st respondent is not disputed by the learned Assistant Government Pleader. In that view of the matter, I deem it appropriate to direct the parties to maintain status-quo with regard to possession, pending disposal of stay application/appeal by the 1st respondent, which ever is earlier. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of at the stage of admission. No costs. __________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J Dt. 20th May 2010 pnb