IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 10265 of 2008 Between: Konda Rajagopal Reddy S/o.Bala Subba Reddy Hindu R/o.Pidigupalli(V) Kalaapadu(M) Kadapa Dist ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer Rajampet Kadapa Dist 2 The Tahasildar Kalasapadu(M)& Kalasapadu,Kadapa Dist .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents particulary the 1st respondent in not passing interim orders as per Section 10(2) of A.P. Land Encroachment Act 1905 in the interlocutory application filed in the appeal by the petitioner herein against the orders of the 2nd respondent dt. 29-03-08 passed under Section 6 of the Act of illegal, unjust, arbitrary, dilatory and against statutory provisions and consequently direct the 1st respondent to pass orders in the interlocutory application filed in the appeal by the petitioner herein against the orders of the 2nd respondent dt. 29-03-08 passed under Section 6 of the Act Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.L.J.VEERA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 10265 of 2008 Oral order: As against the order dated 29.03.2008, passed by respondent No.2, namely the Tahsildar, Kalasapadu Mandal, under Section 6 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905, in respect of an extent of Ac.0.10 cents, in Survey No.1493/1 of Sankavaram village, Kalasapadu Mandal, the petitioner states that he filed an appeal under Section 10 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905, before respondent No.1, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampet, on 19.04.2008, and while the said appeal is pending, it is the case of the petitioners that respondent Nos.1 and 2 are seeking to dispossess him from the land in question. Hence, he seeks appropriate directions. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: Respondent No.2, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Rajampet, is directed to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner, under Section 10 of the A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905, on 19.04.2008, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till then, the respondents are directed to maintain status quo obtaining as today in respect of the land in question. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 02nd May 2008 KSR/Nsr