HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8717 of 2011 Date : 01.04.2011 Between : Thota Krishnaiah & others. …..Petitioners And The Addl. Agent to Government-cum-Project Officer, ITDA, Bhadrachalam & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8717 of 2011 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioners seek directions by way of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondent No.1 in not considering their application for grant of interim order in the appeal preferred by them against the order, dated 15.09.2010, passed by the 2nd respondent-Special Deputy Collector, Bhadrachalam, in Case No.186/2010/ASPN. The petitioners claim that they are in possession of the land covered by Sy.No.281, admeasuring Ac.3.10 gts. It is their case that their possession is not in contravention of the A.P. (Scheduled Areas) Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959, as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970. The Special Deputy Collector, Bhadrachalam, by order dated 15.09.2010, ordered for eviction of petitioners from the said land, on the ground that their possession is in violation of Regulation 1 of 1970 read with Regulation 1 of 1959. It is submitted that against the said order, they preferred an appeal before the 1st respondent-Agent to Government on 22.12.2010, along with an application for grant of interim orders, but no orders have been passed either in the appeal or in the interim application. Although it is the case of petitioners that there is no transfer at all contravening Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970, in view of pendency of appeal before the 1st respondent, it is not desirable for this Court to record any finding on merits. As it is stated that the petitioners are in longstanding possession of the land in question, and further, in view of pendency of appeal before the 1st respondent, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the 1st respondent- appellate authority to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioners on 22.12.2010 against the order, dated 15.09.2010, in Case No.186/2010/ASPN, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, there shall be a direction to the respondents not to enforce the order of eviction against the petitioners till the appellate authority disposes of the appeal preferred by them. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. _________________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 1st April 2011 ajr