THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No :772 of 2008 DATED:22-01-2008 BETWEEN: M.V.Krishna Rao & 4 others. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur District & another. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent in granting stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the proceedings Rc.No.115/2007A, dated 09-10-2007, of the 2nd respondent pending final disposal of the Statutory Appeals filed by the petitioners on 19-01-2008, as illegal, and arbitrary. 3. It is the case of the petitioners that against the resumption orders passed by the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, Tadepalli mandal, Guntur District in Rc.A.115/2007A, dated 09-10-2007, they filed different appeals on 19-01-2008 before the 1st respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur, and thereafter stay applications were also filed. It is stated that even before the appeals are considered and disposed of, 2nd respondent is taking steps to dispossess the petitioners from said land and allot the same to others. Hence, the present Writ Petition. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances, as the statutory appeals, said to have been filed against the said resumption orders, dated 09-10-2007, of the 2nd respondent are pending, the appellate authority-2nd respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the said appeals, and pending disposal of the said appeals, status quo, obtaining as on today, with regard to possession of the said resumed lands shall be maintained. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 22nd January, 2008. Note: Furnish C.C. of the order by tomorrow. B/o Tsy