HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.14566 of 2011 ORDER: The relief sought for in this Writ Petition is to declare the proceedings of the 1st respondent dated 19.4.2011 as arbitrary and illegal and to direct the respondents not to demolish and further not interfere with the peaceful possession of the constructions of the petitioner -organization situated in Sy.No.1309(1) of an extent of 0- 4 guntas at Venkatapur Road, Nirmal Village and Mandal, Adilabad District. It is evident from a perusal of the impugned order that the petitioner was earlier put on notice on 29.3.2011 calling upon them to show cause why they should not be evicted from occupation of the land and forfeiture of the building/construction under Section 6 of A.P. Land Encroachment Act, 1905. The impugned order records that the petitioner did not submit any reply nor did they appear before the Tahsildar, Nirmal in spite of opportunity being given to them upto 19.4.2011. Sri C.Rajashekar Reddy, Learned Counsel for the petitioner, states that under Sections 10 and 11 of the Land Encroachment Act the petitioner has a right of appeal to the 3rd respondent – Revenue Divisional Officer, and that the 3rd respondent has also the power to grant stay of the impugned order passed by the Tahsildar. I consider it appropriate, in such circumstances, to dispose of the Writ Petition permitting the petitioner to prefer an appeal along with a stay application to the 3rd respondent within one week from today. In case such an appeal is preferred within the aforesaid period of one week the 3rd respondent shall pass appropriate orders on the stay application or on the appeal itself within a period of three weeks thereafter. Pending orders being passed either on the stay petition or in the appeal itself, the respondents shall not take coercive steps for further demolition of the property in question. It is made clear that in case the petitioner does not prefer appeal or file a stay application before the 3rd respondent within the aforesaid period of one week, the respondents are free to take action for eviction/demolition in accordance with law. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. No costs. __________ 24-5-2011 asp Note: Issue C.C. in two days B/o