HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.16111 OF 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the writ petitioner is with regard to the inaction of the District Collector, West Godavari District, respondent No.1, in passing orders on the stay application filed with the revision preferred by her against the order dated 27-04-2010 of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Eluru Division, West Godavari District, respondent No.2, confirming the order dated 13-02-2008 passed by the Tahsildar, Denduluru Mandal, West Godavari District, respondent No.3. The matter arises under the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977. The petitioner apprehends that owing to the delay in passing of orders on the stay application, the order under challenge in the revision would be implemented, adversely affecting her interests. However, the plea of the petitioner that this Court, by exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution, should provide interim protection to her pending disposal of the statutory remedy cannot be countenanced. As held by the Supreme Court in Assistant Collector of Central Excise, Chandannagar v. Dunlop India Ltd.,[1] Article 226 of the Constitution is not intended to be used for circumventing statutory remedies. The proper procedure for the petitioner is to pursue her stay application before the revisional authority for obtaining interim orders. Needless to state, such authorities are required to be prompt in discharge of their quasi judicial functions under the statute so as to provide timely protection to the rights of the parties. Delay in this regard would enjoin futility of the adjudication sometimes and would also cause general distrust in the system. Such situations need to be avoided. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of directing respondent No.1 to dispose of the stay application filed by the petitioner in the revision preferred against the order dated 27-04-2010 of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Eluru Division, West Godavari District, giving due opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned and pass reasoned orders within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. _____________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J July 9, 2010. NOTE: Dispatch C.C. of the order by 13-07-2010. (B/O) PV [1] AIR 1985 SC 330