IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 11707 of 2009 Between: Polamarasetti Appalanarasamma, W/o. Sattiraju, R/o. Thantikonda Village, Gokavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Additional Agent to the Government Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 2. The Agency Divisional Officer, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 3. The Tahsildar, Devipatnam, East Godavari District. 4. The Special Deputy Tahsildar, Tribal Welfare, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District. 5.The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare (LTR-1) 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 action of the respondents in taking steps to dispossess the petitioner from his lands to extent Ac.0.73 cents in Sy.No.95/1&2 situated at Pedabhimpalli Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District in pursuance of the order passed by the 1st respondent in CMA No.30/2007, dt. 27.4.2009 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 filed before the 5th respondent and to pass such other order or orders as the Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI W.P.NO.11707 OF 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in attempting to dispossess the petitioner from her lands to an extent of 0.73 cents of land in Survey No.95/1 and 2 situated at Pedabhimpalli Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District pursuant to the order of the 1st respondent, dated 27.04.2009 in C.M.A.No.30 of 2007 as arbitrary and illegal. The material on record shows that the Agency Divisional Officer, Rampachodavaram by order, dated 15.10.2007 passed in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 3 of the A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulations, 1959 as amaneded by Regulations 1 of 1970 ordered ejectment of the petitioner from the land in question. As against the said order, the petitioner preferred an appeal in C.M.A.No.30 of 2007 before the 1st respondent. However, the said appeal was dismissed by an order, dated 27.04.2009 and questioning the same, the petitioner preferred a revision petition before the 5th respondent along with an application for interim stay. It is alleged that the 5th respondent failed to consider her revision petition and no orders have been passed even on her application for stay and in the meanwhile, the respondents are trying to dispossess the petitioner from the land in question on the basis of the order in C.M.A.No.30 of 2007. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents. Since, admittedly, the revision petition preferred by the petitioner on 02.06.2009 along with the petition for stay is pending before the 5th respondent, it would be appropriate to protect the possession of the petitioner till the statutory revision is disposed of. Accordingly, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 5th respondent to dispose of the revision petition preferred by the petitioner against the order in C.M.A.No.30 of 2007, dated 27.04.2009 following due process of law as expeditiously as possible within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time status quo obtained as on today as to the nature and possession of the land in question shall be maintained. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________ 16-06-2009 kvrm HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI W.P.NO.11707 OF 2009 DATED 16.06.2009