THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.31177 OF 2011 ORDER: The petitioners grievance in this Writ Petition is that the ﬁrst respondent was not passing orders in Appeal No.6985 of 2011 preferred by them against the order passed by the second respondent dated 06.09.2011, resuming the lands which the petitioners had purchased through registered sale deeds. The proceedings dated 06.09.2011 is an order of resumption. While the petitioners claim that the subject lands are not assigned lands the order of the Tahsildar, which is still in force, is on the basis that the subject lands are government assigned lands, and since the original assignee had alienated the said lands in favour of the petitioners, the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibitions of Transfers) Act, 1977 was violated necessitating the lands being resumed. According to the Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) possession was taken over as early as on 09.09.2011. Sri N. Rajeshwar Rao, Learned Counsel for the petitioners, would, however, assert that there is a standing crop over the subject lands, and any delay on the part of the appellate authority in disposing of the appeal would result in the crop withering away resulting in irreparable loss being caused to the petitioners. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) was granted time to obtain instructions. Today she would submit, on instructions, that in so far as the lands, which the petitioners have purchased, are concerned they are still fallow, and there is no standing crop over the said lands. In view of the said statement, I see no reason to pass any interim order. Suﬃce it to hold that the ﬁrst respondent shall dispose of the petitioners appeal at the earliest, in any event not later than 31.12.2011, in accordance with law, and communicate the said order to the petitioners on or before 31.12.2011. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J December 01, 2011 MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.31177 OF 2011 December 01, 2011 MD