THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2494 of 2010 Dated:09.02.2010 Between: Vegesina Satyavathi @ Savitri and others .. Petitioners And The Joint Collector, Srikakulam, Srikakulam District and others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2494 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners purchased an extent of Acs.13.77 cents of land in different survey numbers of Anguru Village, Kotturu Mandal, Srikakulam District. Alleging that the petitioners purchased assigned land, the Tahsildar, Kothur Mandal, Srikakulam District, the 3rd respondent, initiated proceedings under the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’). He passed an order dated 27.06.1999 accepting the plea of the petitioners and dropped the proceedings. Aggrieved thereby, the Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Workers Union, Srikakulam District Branch, preferred an appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Palakonda, the 2nd respondent herein. The appeal was allowed through order, dated 22.08.2007 and the 3rd respondent was directed to resume the land from the petitioners. Challenging the said order, the petitioners filed a revision before the Joint Collector, Srikakulam, the 1st respondent, under Section 4-B of the Act. The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents have not taken up the appeal for hearing so far and in the meanwhile, there is threat of dispossession by the 3rd respondent. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioners were successful before the 3rd respondent in persuading them to drop the proceedings. However, an appeal preferred against the order, dated 27.06.1999, passed by the 3rd respondent was set aside by the 2nd respondent. For all practical purposes, the order of eviction is passed at the stage of appeal by the 2nd respondent. Though, what is filed by the petitioners is a revision, it is equivalent to an appeal and the entire records need to be examined by the 1st respondent. If the petitioners are dispossessed, even while the proceedings before the 1st respondent are pending, nothing remains to be decided. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing that the order, dated 22.08.2007, passed by the 2nd respondent shall remain suspended till the disposal of the appeal/revision filed by the petitioners before the 1st respondent. The 1st respondent shall dispose of the proceedings within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dated: 09.02.2010 Note: Furnish C.C. in three days. (B/o) KH