IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8875 of 2009 Between: 1 Maram Srinivasulu Reddy, S/o. Late maram Subbaiah, R/o. Pulluru Kottal Village, Khajipet Mandal, Kadapa District. 2 Maram Venkata Ramana Reddy, S/o. Late maram Subbaiah, R/o. Pulluru Kottal Village, Khajipet Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Pulluru Nadipi Narayana, S/o. Naraiah, R/o. Bosireddigaripalli, H.W. H/o. Appanapalli Village, Khajipet Mandal, Kadapa District. 2 Puluru chinna Narayana, S/o. Naraiah, R/o. Bosireddigaripalli, H.W. H/o. Appanapalli Village, Khajipet Mandal, Kadapa District. 3 State of Adnrha Pradesh, Rep. by the Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 4 Tahsildar, Khajipet Mandal, Kadapa 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 any appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus and grant stay of dispossession pending disposal of the revision petition pending before the Government of A.P., in their Memo No. 15866/Assn. IV(1)/09 dt. 6-4-2009 from the land in S.No. 16/3 measuring Ac. 4-07 cts., Dry situate in Pulluru Village, Khajipet Mandal, Kadapa District as there is threat of dispossession from the Tahsildar, Khajipet Mandal, Kadapa District and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioners:SMT.AMARAVADI RATNA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 8875 of 2009 Order: The father of the petitioners was assigned an extent of Acs. 4.70 cents of land in Survey No.16/3 of Pullur Kottal Village of Khazipet Mandal, Kadapa District in the year 1969. Alleging that the conditions of assignment were violated, the Tahsildar cancelled the same on 10.8.1989. Within five days thereafter, the land was assigned in favour of respondents 1 and 2. The petitioners preferred an appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer against the cancellation of assignment, and it was allowed. The revision filed against the same by the Respondents 1 and 2 before the Joint Collector was allowed. The result was that the order of cancellation of assignment was restored. The petitioners filed a revision before the Commissioner of Appeals, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Status-quo was granted on 24.3.2008 and the revision was disposed of on 9.3.2009. The petitioners filed a further revision before the Government, the 3rd respondent herein. They also filed an application for stay. The grievance of the petitioners is that no orders have been passed on the application for stay. Heard Smt. A. Ratna, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri M.N. Narasimha Reddy, learned counsel for the Respondents 1 and 2 and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The order of cancellation passed by the 4th respondent on 10.8.1989 became the subject matter of appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer, revision before the Collector and further revisions before the Chief Commissioner of Appeals and the 3rd respondent herein. The petitioners were enjoying possession of the land on the strength of the interim orders or final orders, as the case may be, passed from time to time. This Court is of the view that the petitioners deserve to be in possession of the land pending the disposal of the revision before the 3rd respondent. At the same time, the revision cannot be kept pending indefinitely. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing that : (a) the petitioners shall be entitled to remain in possession of the land in question pending disposal of the revision, which is pending before the 3rd respondent and ; (b) the 3rd respondent shall dispose of the revision itself within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Date: 28th April, 2009 Note: Furnish c.c. in one week. B/o pnb