IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13458 of 2008 Between: Sri Narukulla Lakshmaiah S/o. Late Subbaiah R/o. Janakipuram Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Additional Agent to Government & Project Officer, I.T.D.A., Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 3 The Agency Divisional Officer, (Revenue Divisional Officer) Kothagudem, Khammam District. 4 The Tahsildar, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ or direction preferably writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not passing appropriate orders either on the stay petition or on the revision itself filed on 11.03.2008 against the order of 2nd respondent dt. 27.10.2007 in C.M.A.No.15/2004 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 1st respondent to consider and dispose of the stay petition or the revision itself within a reasonable time and further direct the respondents or their subordinate staff not to dispossess me from possession and enjoyment of the property in Sy.No.101/R/A measuring an extent of Acs. 3-00 gts situated at Vootupalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District, pending disposal of the revision on the file of the 1st respondent, and pass any other orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER Petitioner is the owner and possessor of agriculture land in Sy.No.101/R/A admeasuring Acs.3-00 guntas situated at Vootupalli Village, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District. He purchased the said land under a registered sale deed dated 02.04.1964 from one K.Ramdasa Rao, prior to the commencement of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1970. Thereafter, the Agency Divisional Officer-3rd respondent suo moto taken up LTR Case No.F/45/90/CHG against him on the ground that his possession is in contravention to the A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation, 1959 as amended by Act 1 of 1970 and ordered for eviction by order dated 16.3.2002. The petitioner challenged the order of ejectment by filing an appeal as provided under Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation of 1970 before the Additional Agent to the Government-2nd respondent. The 2nd respondent dismissed the appeal vide order dated 27.10.2007. He invoked the revisional jurisdiction of the Ist respondent and presented a revision and also an application seeking interim relief. Since the revision and the application have not been taken up by the revisional authority, the petitioner choose to approach this Court invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents. The factual aspect of pendency of the revision filed by the petitioner before the 1st respondent is not in dispute. Such is the situation, I deem it appropriate to direct the first respondent to dispose of the revision as expeditiously as possible. There shall be status quo with regard to possession of the land in question pending disposal of the revision or interlocutory application seeking stay of the order passed by the 2nd respondent, whichever is earlier. Writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No costs. __________ 26-06-2008 rkk ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Additional Agent to Government & Project Officer, I.T.D.A., Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 3 The Agency Divisional Officer, (Revenue Divisional Officer) Kothagudem, Khammam District. 4 The Tahsildar, Chandrugonda Mandal, Khammam District. 2.2CD copies