IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION NO : 11520 of 2005 Between: Smt.Sailaja, W/o.K.Anjinappa, R/o. of Narnagepalli Village, Roddam Mandal, Anantapur district. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint collector, Anantapur, 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Penukonda, Anantapur. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Roddam Mandal, Anantapur 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 may be pleased to May be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the 1st respondent in refusing to grant stay of the order of the 2nd respondent passed in Rc.No.671/2005 st.24-4-2005 as illegal, and consequently stay the order of the 2nd respondent passed in Rc.No.671/2005 dt.24- 5-2005 pending disposal of the appeal before the 1st respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court at the stage of admission made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.11520 OF 2005 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to declare the action of the first respondent in refusing to grant stay of the order passed by the second respondent in Rc.No.671/2005, dated 24.4.2005 pending appeal, as arbitrary and illegal. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. Admittedly, appeal is pending before the first respondent and it is for the first respondent to pass appropriate orders in the appeal filed by the petitioner. Therefore, without entering into the merits of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the first respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ K.C.BHANU,J 24th May, 2005. Mdaa Copy to: 1 The Joint collector, Anantapur, 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Penukonda, Anantapur. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Roddam Mandal, Anantapur District. 4. Two C.Cs to G.P., for Civil Supplies, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two C.D.copies.