THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.10080 of 2010 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Endowments appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and the learned Standing Counsel for the third respondent-Devasthanam. The petitioners claim to be cultivating tenants of subject lands situated in Survey No.57 of Gonada Village, Kirlampudi Mandal, East Godavari District, belonging to the third respondent-Devasthanam, by paying maktha from time to time. They state that they filed applications before the second respondent, namely, the Assistant Commissioner, Endowments Department, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District, seeking to declare them as landless poor and pending consideration of the same, the respondents issued notice, dated 18.04.2010, proposing to auction the leasehold rights in respect of the subject lands. Questioning the said notice, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. This Court, while issuing notice before admission, on 28.04.2010 granted interim orders in the matter. The respondents filed W.V.M.P.No.2413 of 2010 along with counter seeking to vacate the said interim orders. In the counter, while generally denying the allegations made by the petitioners, it is categorically stated that the second respondent passed orders as long back as on 25.05.2005 on the claim applications filed by the petitioners holding that they are not landless poor and the said orders were duly served on the petitioners long back. It is also stated that no appeals thereon have been preferred. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioners has stated that the orders, dated 25.05.2005, were not communicated to the petitioners at any point of time. He submitted that the petitioners would like to file appeals against the said orders and sought time in that regard. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following direction: The petitioners are granted liberty to file appeals against the orders, dated 25.05.2005, passed by the Assistant Commissioner, East Godavari, if law permits, and the respondents are directed to maintain status quo for a period of six weeks. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of, at the admission stage. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date:14.07.2010 Note: Issue CC in three days. (b/o) VGB