IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 16474 of 2008 Between: Kyatham Prabhakar Reddy, S/o. K.Kista Reddy, R/o. Kanpa Mediguda village, Jainath Mandal, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Addl.Agent to the Government and Project Officer, ITDA, Adilabad Head Quarters, Utnoor, Adilabad District. 2 The Special Deputy Collector (Tribal Welfare), Adiblabad Head Quarters at Utnoor, Adilabad District. 3 The Tahsildar, jainath Mandal, Adilabad District. 4 Gopathi Pochui Bai died per L.R., Gopathi Mukka Bai, D/o. Pochu Bai, aged 71 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o. Kampa Mediguda Village, Jainath Mandal, Adilabad District. 5 The Governmfent of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Principal Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, 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 a writ, order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in trying to assign the lands of the petitioner situated in Sy.No.28 to an extent of Ac.6.02 guntas situated at Kanpa Mediguda Vilage, Jainath Mandal, Adilabad District to some other persons by dispossessing the petitioner from the land though a statutory revision petition ﬁled by the petitioner is pending before the 5th respondent against the orders passed by the 2nd respondent in Case Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.SURENDER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition has been ﬁled by Kyatham Prabhakar Reddy assailing the action of the Tahsildar, Jainath Mandal, Adlabad District-3rd respondent in trying to dispossess him from the land admeasuring Ac.6.02 guntas in Survey No. 28 situated at Kanpa Madiguda Village, Jainath Mandal, Adilabad District, pending revision before the Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department-1st respondent. The petitioner claims to be in possession of Ac.6.02 guntas in Survey No.28 situated at Kanpa Madiguda Village, a notiﬁed village of Jainath Mandal, Adilabad District. Proceedings have been initiated against him for ejectment from the land on the ground of his possession being contrary to the A.P Scheduled Area Land Transfer Regulation 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970. The primary authority ordered for his ejectment. Thereupon, he ﬁled an appeal before the Agent to the Government-1st respondent. The appeal ended in dismissal conﬁrming the order of the primary authority. Thereupon, he filed revision before the Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Principal Secretary-5th respondent. Pending revision, 3rd respondent is trying to dispossess him and allot the land to some third parties. Therefore, he approached this Court invoking the jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution. When the writ petition came up for admission, learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare received notice on behalf of R1 to 3 and 5. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for R1 to R3 and R5. The factual aspect of pending revision ﬁled by the petitioner before the 5th respondent is not in dispute. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 5th respondent to consider the revision ﬁled by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders. There shall be status quo with regard to possession of the land in question till the disposal of the revision or the stay application by the revisional authority, whichever is earlier. No costs. __________ 30-07-2008 rkk