THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.27169 of 2010 DT.02.11.2010 Between: N.Ramachandra Reddy and others … Petitioners And The Commissioner of Appeals, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and others … Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri P.Gangarami Reddy Counsel for respondents: AGP for Revenue The Court made the following ORDER: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to set aside order, dated 06.10.2010, passed by respondent No.1, whereby he has rejected the application for stay filed by the petitioners. A perusal of the record shows that there is a long-standing litigation pertaining to grant of settlement patta in respect of land admeasuring Acs.13.60 cents in R.S.No.360 of Pallamala Village. The forty-year long litigation has reached the stage of revision before respondent No.1. Pending the revision petition, the petitioners sought for stay of the order passed by the Commissioner and Director of Settlements, A.P., Hyderabad, who set aside the ryotwari patta granted 40 years back. Respondent No.1 by cryptic order, which is impugned in this writ petition, rejected the stay application. In this process, he has failed to assign any reasons whatsoever. When the revision petition is admitted, it can be presumed that respondent No.1 was satisfied with the prima facie case. The very fact that the petitioners enjoyed ryotwari patta for a period of 40 years would certainly indicate that the elements of balance of convenience and irreparable injury lie in their favour for granting interim order, pending the revision petition. Respondent No.1 has obviously overlooked these essential parameters, while considering the application for grant of stay. In this view of the matter, the impugned order is set aside. The order, dated 13.08.2010, passed in R.P.No.75/1989 (B1) on the file of the Commissioner and Director of Settlements, A.P., Hyderabad stands stayed till the disposal of the revision by respondent No.1. The writ petition is accordingly allowed. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.34712 of 2010 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. (C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J) Date: 02.11.2010. VGB