THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.24246 of 2011 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner, in short, is that while he had preferred an appeal to the second respondent against the order of the third respondent as early as on 27.11.2010, no order has been passed on the stay petition till date and, in the meanwhile, the fifth respondent had issued proceedings dated 22.08.2011 calling upon the Mandal Revenue Inspector-2, Vizianagaram to evict him from the house in plot No.3 of Revenue Colony in Sy.No.167/1 of KL Puram Village, Vizianagaram Mandal, Vizianagaram District, and take possession of the site together with the structure built thereon. When the matter came up for admission on 27.08.2011, this Court granted interim stay of demolition for a period of one week. Thereafter, the matter has suffered adjournments on two occasions i.e. on 30.08.2011 and 02.09.2011. Today, the Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Andhra and Rayalaseema Areas), on instructions, states that while an appeal was indeed filed, no stay was granted, and the records are awaited from the third respondent. He would further state that the second respondent had addressed a letter dated 22.05.2011 to the third respondent asking him to forward the records, and the records are awaited. Though more than nine months have elapsed since the petitioner had preferred an appeal, it is indeed unfortunate that no orders have even been passed on the stay petition, let alone any such order being communicated to the petitioner herein. While the mater is pending before the second respondent, and without any orders being passed on the stay petition, the fifth respondent has initiated action for demolition of the petitioner’s house. I consider it appropriate, in such circumstances, to direct the second respondent to dispose of the stay petition filed by the petitioner, and communicate the said order, within a period of four weeks from today. The stay of demolition order passed by this Court on 27.08.2011 shall continue to remain in force for a period of six weeks from today. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:05.09.2011 Note:Furnish copy within one week bo usd