THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.18343 OF 2009 Date: 23.10.2009 Between: Nakka Prasada Rao, Gedda Kancharam Gram Panchayat, G.Sigadam Mandal, Srikakulam District …. Petitioner And District Collector, Srikakulam District and another. …. Respondents THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus declaring the inaction of the first respondent in not initiating any action on the representation of the petitioner, dated 01.08.2009, as illegal and arbitrary. It appears the petitioner is the Sarpanch of Gedda Kancharam Gram Panchayat, G.Sigadam Mandal, Srikakulam District. It is his complaint that the land in Survey Nos.105 and 86-10 admeasuring Acs.12.71 cents and Acs.3.42 cents belongs to Gedda Kancharam Gram Panchayat, whereas, the second respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer/Tahsildar, G.Sigadam Mandal claiming that the said land is a Government land, encouraging third parties to encroach into the same at the behest of some local politicians. The grievance of the petitioner is that since the land in question are gram panchayat lands, they cannot be treated as Government lands for the purpose of assignment or otherwise. It appears the petitioner in this regard also made a representation on 01.08.2009 before the first respondent-District Collector, Srikakulam District and the same is not disposed of as of today. In those circumstances, without expressing any opinion on merits, the District Collector, Srikakulam District is directed to dispose of the representation purported to have been filed by the petitioner on 01.08.2009 and pass appropriate orders as per law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the respondents are directed to maintain status quo as to the nature of the lands in question. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 23.10.2009 va