IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 22946 of 2008 Between: 1 Ailuri Rama Somayajulu, S/o. Subramanyam, R/o. H.No.10-1-156, Shilpinagar, Bhadrachalam, Khammam Dsitrict. 2 Pulletikurthi Kameswari, D/o. (late) Subramanyam, R/o. H.No.10-1-156, Shilpinagar Colony,' Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Additional Agent to Government and Project Officer, ITDA, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District., 2 Tahsildar, Mandal Revenue Office, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District., 3 Smt. Pedapudi Seetharama Laxmi, W/o. Jagan Mohan Rao, Shankarinagar, H.No.1-49, Ashoknagar Post, Ranga Reddy District. 4 Smt. Velavalpalli Venkata Raman, W/o. Venkata Rama Somayajulu, Thanelanka Village, Mummidivaram Mandal, East Godavari Dsitrict. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a Writ, Order or direction more in the nature of mandamus declaring the action of the ﬁrst respondent ;in not disposing the statutory appeal ﬁled on 9-7-2008 as against the orders of the Agency Divisional Oﬃcer, Bhadrachalam in L.T.R. Case No.26/BCM/2008 dated 21.06.2008 and taking steps to evict the petitioners from the land as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14, 16, 21 and 300(A) of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the Respondents not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the scheduled mentioned property situated in House Bearing No.10-1-156 in Sy.No.20 an extent of 0.06 cents at Silpinagar, Bhdarchalam Khammam District, till the disposal of the Statutory Appeal and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.V.RAMANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: This writ petition has been ﬁled by the petitioners who are two in number assailing action of the Tahsildar, Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer, Bhadrachalam, Khammam district in trying to dispossess the petitioners from their property bearing H.No.10-1-156 in Sy. No. 20 to an extent of Ac.0.06 cents at Silpinagar, Bhadrachalam, Khammam Mandal, pending appeal before the ﬁrst respondent. When the writ petition came up for admission, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare received notice on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of Respondents 1 and 2. The factual aspect of the petitioners ﬁling appeal before the Additional Agent to the Government and Project Oﬃcer, ITDA, Bhadrachalam, Khammam district assailing the order dated 21.06.2008 in LTR Case No. 26/BCM/2008 is not contradicted by the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 and 2. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the ﬁrst respondent to entertain the appeal ﬁled by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders. There shall be status quo existing as on this day with regard to the possession of the land in dispute till disposal of the appeal or the stay application, whichever is earlier. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________ B.Seshasayana Reddy, J. October 21, 2008 Operative portion by wire at party’s costs //BO// MAS