IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18102 of 2008 Between: Gantla Laxmayya S/o. Laxmayya R/o. Rajavommangi Village & Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Addl. Agent to the Govt. E.G. District at Rampachodavaram. 2 The Special Deputy Collector (T.W.), Rampachodavaram, E.G. District. 3 The Tahsildar, Rajavommangi, E.G. District. 4 Lingeti Laxmi, W/o. Rambabu, R/o. Rajavommangi (V&M), E.G. District. 5 The Govt. of A.P., Rep. by is Prl. Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat at Hyderabad. .....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 appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in dispossessing the petitioner from the land to an extent of 0.45 cents situated in Sy.No.271/6 of Rajavommangi Village and Mandal, E.G. District in pursuance of the order passed by the 1st respondent in CMA No.29/2003, dt. 07.05.2008 as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the above mentioned land pending disposal of the revision before the 5th respondent in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition has been filed by Gantla Laxmayya with a prayer to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in attempting to dispossess him from the land admeasuring Ac.0.45 cents comprising Sy.No.271/6 of Rajavommangi Vilalge and Mandal, East Godavari District in pursuance of the order passed by the Additional Agent to the Government, East Godavari District-1st respondent pending disposal of the revision before the Government of Andhra Pradesh rep., by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department-5th respondent as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner claims to be the owner and possessor of Ac.0.45 cents of land comprising Sy.No.271/6 of Rajavommangi Village. Proceedings have been initiated against him for ejectment from the land in question. The primary authority after due enquiry came to the conclusion that possession of the petitioner over the land in question is in contravention of Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulations, 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970. He preferred an appeal being CMA No.29 of 2003 on the file of the Additional Agent to Government, East Godavari District-1st respondent. The appellate authority by order dated 7.5.2008 dismissed the appeal confirming the order passed by the primary authority. The petitioner preferred a revision before the 5th respondent. Pending revision, the Tahsildar, Rajavommangi-3rd respondent is contemplating to evict the petitioner from the land in question. Hence, he approached this Court invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. When the writ petition came up for admission, learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare received notice on behalf of R1 to R3 and R5. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for R1 to R3 and R5. Indisputably the revision filed by the petitioner before the 5th respondent is pending consideration. In that view of the matter, there shall be status quo with regard to possession of the land admeasuring Ac.0.45 cents comprising Sy.No.271/6 of Rajavommangi Vilalge and Mandal, East Godavari District, pending disposal of the revision or the application seeking interim suspension of the order passed by the appellate authority, whichever is earlier. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. No costs. __________ 20-08-2008 rkk