THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.2207 OF 2008 Dated 7th February, 2008 Between: Bolli Lakshmi Kantham …Petitioner And The Additional Agent to the Government And three others …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.2207 OF 2008 O R D E R: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction by way of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in taking steps for eviction of the petitioner from the land admeasuring Ac.1.40 cents covered by Sy.No.24/1 situated at Pedabhimpalli Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner claims that she is the owner and possessor of the land having purchased the same from its earlier owner on 21-03-1969. It is her case that the said land was purchased by her prior to prohibition of transfers from non-tribals and the transaction was not in violation of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulations 1 of 1959, as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970 (for short “the Regulations”). However, rejecting the defence of the petitioner, the primary authority-second respondent, by an order dated 10-12-2007, in ADOLTR No.4 of 2007, ordered eviction of the petitioner from the land in question and further directed that the land be taken into Government custody. It is further stated that as against the order of eviction, the petitioner has filed an appeal, as provided under the Regulations, before the appellate authority-the first respondent on 05-01-2008, but, however, so far no orders have been passed. The grievance of the petitioner is that though appeal filed by her is pending consideration before the appellate authority, the respondents are taking steps to evict her from the land in question at this stage. In view of the pendency of the appeal against the order of eviction, it is not desirable to record any finding on the merits of the claim of the petitioner. But, however, as it is the case of the petitioner that the land in question was purchased by her on 21-03-1969 before prohibition of transfers from non-tribals by way of amendment to Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulations 1 of 1959, as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, at the stage of admission, directing the appellate authority-the first respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible. Till appropriate final orders are passed and communicated to the petitioner by the appellate authority, the respondents shall not enforce the order of eviction dated 10-12-2007 passed by the primary authority. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. ____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY,J Dated 7th February, 2008 vrn