THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 27869 of 2010 O R D E R: The grievance of the writ petitioner in this Writ Petition is that he has preferred an appeal before the Director of Settlements & Project Officer, ITDA at Bhadrachalam on 30.08.2010 questioning the validity of the orders passed on 23.04.2010 by the Settlement Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhadrachalam. Along with the appeal, he has prayed for stay of the operation of the order passed on 23.04.2010 by the Settlement Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhadrachalam. If no stay is granted, the petitioner is likely to be ejected from the land in question. It is therefore, appropriate that the appellate authority ought to have assessed the balance of convenience and ought to have granted stay pending disposal of the appeal. I have heard the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare and with his consent, this Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself instead of keeping it pending for long period. The 1st respondent Director of settlements and Project Officer, ITDA, Bhadrachalam may take up for consideration the appeal preferred by the writ petitioner herein on 30.08.2010 and decide the same within a maximum period of six months from today and till the disposal of the appeal, the status quo existing as of now with regard to the possession of the land in question, which is the subject matter of orders passed by the Settlement Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Bhadrachalam on 23.04.2010 be maintained. In view of this order I have not considered it appropriate to put the 3rd respondent herein on notice. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 10th November 2010 ksld