THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2697 of 2011 Dated 09th February, 2011 Between: Sivuni Narasimhulu Reddy …Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj Department, A.P.Secretariat, Hyderabad and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri J.U.M.V.Prasad Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 4: AGP for Panchayat Raj Counsel for respondent No.5 : Smt.Ch.Vedavani The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in disposing of the petitioner’s stay application filed in appeal against order, dated 05.01.2011, of respondent No.2. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj. The petitioner is Sarpanch of Kovvuru Gram Panchayat, Nellore District. By order, dated 05.01.2011, respondent No.2 directed recovery of a sum of Rs.1,00,000/- from the petitioner, while finding that he has misappropriated the said amount in connection with certain purchases made on behalf of the Gram Panchayat. When this order was questioned in W.P.No.242 of 2011, this Court by order, dated 12.01.2011, declined to interfere with the said order on the ground that the petitioner has an effective alternative remedy of filing an appeal under Section 265(3) of the A.P.Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. While giving liberty to the petitioner to avail the said remedy, this Court has considered the plea of the learned counsel for the petitioner that if coercive steps are taken in pursuance of the order of respondent No.2, even before the petitioner avails his remedy of appeal, he will suffer hardship, and directed the respondents not to take any coercive steps for recovery of the amount for a period of four weeks to enable the petitioner to file an appeal. The grievance of the petitioner is that though an appeal was filed on 21.02.2011 along with stay application, no order has been passed by respondent No.1 on the stay application so far. In the light of the above facts, it is appropriate that respondent No.1 disposes of the stay application stated to have been filed by the petitioner, within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till the disposal of the stay application, the respondents shall not take coercive steps. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.3340 2011 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 09th February, 2011 VGB