THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.27599 OF 1997 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the order passed by the 1st respondent-District Collector, Adilabad, dated 17.10.1997 is arbitrary and illegal. The material on record shows that the petitioners aggrieved by the order passed by the Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Utnoor, dated 23.8.1997, preferred appeal before the 1st respondent. Though the said appeal was entertained, under the impugned order dated 17.10.1997, the 1st respondent declined to grant stay of the operation of the impugned order. Questioning the same, this writ petition was filed in the year 1997. This Court while directing rule nisi, granted interim stay of the operation of the impugned order. The said order continued to be in force till today. Having heard the learned counsel for both the parties and keeping in view that the order impugned is only an interim order passed by the 1st respondent pending appeal on his file, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent to dispose of the appeal, if not already disposed of, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the impugned order shall remain stayed. ______________ (G. ROHINI, J.) 31st October, 2006. Kgr THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.27599 OF 1997 31st October, 2006. Between: Narayanappa and another. .. Petitioners. And The District Collector, Adilabad district and others. .. Respondents.