IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 13117 of 2009 Between: 1 N.Pandu Ranga REddy, S/o. Late Rangaiah, R/o.Karanamguda Village, ibrahimpattnam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 2 N.Krishna Reddy, S/o.late Rangaiah, R/o.Karanamguda Village, ibrahimpattnam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Joint Collector-I, Ranga REddy District, Office of District Collector and District Magistrate, Situated in Khairatabad Hyderabad. 2 N.Pratap Reddy, S/o. narasimha Redy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 3 N.Narasimha Reddy, S/o. Yadagiri Reddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 4 Nalalbole Mahipal Reddy, S/o. yadagiri Reddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 5 Smt. yadamma, D/o. Puttamma, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 6 N.Narasimha Reddy, S/o. Raghava Reddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 7 nallabolu Mohan Reddy, S/o. Raghava Reddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 8 Nallabole Buchamma W/o. Raghava Reddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 9 Smt. Kamalamma, W/o.Roshi Reddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 10 Smt. Nallabole Sushela Devi, W/o. yadagiri Rddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 11 Nallabole Pentamma, W/o. Janga Reddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 12 Nallabole Ramulamma, W/o. Patta Reddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 13 Nallabole hanmantha Reddy, S/o. Patta REddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 14 Nallabole Narasimha Reddy, S/o. Patta REddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 15 Nallabole Bhoj Reddy, S/o. Patta REddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 16 Nallabole Kista Reddy, S/o. Seetharam Reddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 17 Nallabole Janga Reddy, S/o. Seetharam Reddy, R/o. Karnamguda Village, Ibrahimpattanam Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. .....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 appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of CRITORARI by calling for all the connected records including the proceedings No.F2/1388/2009 dated 09-06-2009 of the 1st respondent and quash the same as illegal, improper, with out jurisdiction and contrry to principles of natural justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SURENDRA DESAI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is misconceived. It is directed against the order of the 1st respondent dt. 9.6.2009 granting interim stay of the order of the Tahsildar, Ibrahimpatnam dt. 24.12.2008 in an appeal preferred under Section 90 of the A.P. (T.A.) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act 1950 (for short ‘the Act’), filed by the non-official respondents herein. The petitioners contend that an appeal under Section 90 of the Act is not appropriate since the Tahsildar, Ibrahimpatnam has passed the order dt. 24.12.2009 under the provisions of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 (for short ‘the 1971 Act’) and an appeal or revision ought to have been filed under the said Act. Another contention is that an order of interim stay could not have been passed by the 1st respondent, without notice and opportunity to the petitioners. Regarding the 1st contention, the petitioners may urge the said contention or raise other objections before the 1st respondent. The 2nd contention is stated to be rejected. An authority which has a quasi-judicial adjudicatory power has a power to grant interim relief as inherent to the power to adjudicate and such power includes the power to grant ad interim stay orders on a rational exercise of discretion. In any event, the impugned order is one granting interim stay only upto 4.7.2009. The petitioner should approach the 1st respondent for appropriate relief including by way of lodging objections to the exercise of the discretion to grant or to extend the stay for a further period in favour of the non-official respondents. The writ petition is dismissed with the above observations at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM.J 3.7.2009. krb. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No. 13117 of 2009. Dated: 3.7.2009.