IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 6089 of 2008 Between: 1 Sammidi Veera Reddy, S/o. Late Ananatha Reddy, R/o. Plot No. 205, Road No. 16, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. 2 Smt. Sammidi Aruna, w/o. Anand Reddy, R/o. Plot No. 205, Road No. 16, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. 3 Sammidi Rachana, W/o. Sreekanth Reddy, R/o. Plot No. 205, Road No. 16, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Special Officer & Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad, Chandra Vihar Housing Board Complex (Third Floor), M.J. Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Appeals, Office of the Chief Commissioner, Land Administration, Government of A.P. Hyderabad, Nampally Station Road, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. The Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue (Urban Land Ceiling), Govt. of A.P.Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorary calling for the records of 1st respondent in CC Nos.H2/10689, 10695 to 10697, 10699 & 10700/76 dated 22.8.2005 and records of 2nd respondent in proceedings in CCLA’s Ref.No.Hyd/70/2005, dated 8.12.2005 and declare the proceedings of the 2nd respondent in not granting stay of the proceedings of the 1st respondent as illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of natural justice and violation of the Article of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same and pass such other orders/ Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.KANAKAMEDALA RAVINDRA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The grievance of the petitioners is that they preferred an appeal under the provisions of the Urban Land Ceiling Act before the Commissioner of Appeals, the 2nd respondent against the orders passed by the 1st respondent and the same was admitted but, however, the request for stay of the proceedings of the 2nd respondent was rejected vide order dated 8.12.2005. It is stated that now the respondents are trying to evict them from the lands in question though the appeal filed by them is still pending consideration by the 2nd respondent. Hence, the petitioners seek to declare the proceedings of the 2nd respondent dated 8.12.2005 not granting stay of the proceedings of the 1st respondent as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the principles of natural justice and consequently to set aside the said orders. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and at their request the writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. The learned Government Pleader submits that since the stay petition filed by the petitioners is already rejected and the appeal is still pending, the 2nd respondent may be directed to dispose of the appeal itself. Even though the stay petition is rejected by the 2nd respondent, the main appeal filed by the petitioners is still pending for adjudication. If the respondents are allowed to evict the petitioners at this stage, the main appeal itself becomes infructuous. Hence, it is appropriate to direct the 2nd respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioners expeditiously and till such time, the respondents are directed not to evict the petitioners from the lands in question. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.19.3.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Special Officer & Competent Authority, Urban Land Ceiling, Hyderabad, Chandra Vihar Housing Board Complex (Third Floor), M.J. Road, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Appeals, Office of the Chief Commissioner, Land Administration, Government of A.P. Hyderabad, Nampally Station Road, Nampally, Hyderabad. 3. The Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue (Urban Land Ceiling), Govt. of A.P.Hyderabad. 4. 2CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5. 2CD copies