IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15336 of 2008 Between: Vykunta Manikyalarao, S/o. Sriramulu, R/o. Garapadu, Vunguturu Mandal, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nuzividu, Krishna District. 2 The Tahsildar, (M.R.O.) Unguturu Mandal, Krishna 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 will be pleased to to issue a writ order or orders more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents trying to dispossess the petitioner from Ac. 0.26 cents in R.S. No. 87/1 in Garapadu Village, Ungunturu Mandal, Krishna District while statutory appeal No. 3/2008 in pending before the 1st Respondent is illegal, arbitrary, contrary to law and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner while appeal is pending before the 1st respondent and direct the 1st Respondent dispose of the Appeal of the petitioner forthwith and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.V.V.KOTESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 15336 of 2008 Order: As against the order dated 30.08.2007, passed by the 2nd respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Unguturu Mandal, Krishna District, resuming the lands in question to the Government, the petitioner preferred an appeal, under Section 4-A of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, before the 1st respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Nuzividdu, Krishna District, in the month of February 2008. While the said appeal is pending, the petitioner states that the respondents are trying to evict him from the lands in question. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: The 1st respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Nuzividu, Krishna District, is directed to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till the disposal of the appeal, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 17.07.2008 Nsr