THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.18604 of 2009 DATED: 08.09.2009 Between: Banoth Pandya .. Petitioner. And The Tahsildar and another. .. Respondents. ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. It appears, the land to an extent of Ac.5.00 situated in Sy.No.192/16 of Koyachelaka village, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District, was assigned to the father of the petitioner and, after his death, the same was inherited by the petitioner. While so, notice, dated 03.08.2009, was issued to the petitioner alleging that he has alienated the assigned land admeasuring Ac.5.00 in Sy.No.192/34 situated at Koyachelaka village, Khammam District, to one Md.Azaruddin, in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the A.P.Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’) as also under Section 4 of the Act and, as such, he was required to submit his explanation as to why the assignment pertaining to the land in Sy.No.192/34 should not be cancelled. According to the petitioner, since the said notice issued to him pertains to the land in Sy.No.192/34, he did not submit his explanation. Thereafter, the 1st respondent-Tahsildar, Khammam District, passed orders dated 21.08.2009, ordering to take possession of the assigned land admeasuring Ac.5.00 in Sy.No.192/34, after evicting the said Md.Azaruddin, and resumed the said land to the Government. The main grievance of the petitioner is that the possession of his land in Sy.No.192/16 is sought to be taken by the respondent authorities under the guise of the orders of the 1st respondent dated 21.08.2009, whereunder it was ordered to take possession of the land in Sy.No.192/34, however, aggrieved by the orders of the 1st respondent, he filed an appeal before the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam District, on 24.08.2009, along with stay application, but the 2nd respondent has not passed any orders in the matter, and the respondents are interfering with his peaceful possession and enjoyment over the land in Sy.No.192/16. Hence, this writ petition. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam District, to directed to dispose of the appeal purported to have been filed by the petitioner against the orders dated 21.08.2009 of the 1st respondent, in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till disposal of the said appeal, the respondents are directed to maintain status quo obtaining as on today as to the possession of the petitioner over the land admeasuring Ac.5.00 in Sy.No.192/16 of Koyachelaka village, Khammam Urban Mandal, Khammam District. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 08.09.2009 v v