THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.16224 of 2007 Dated: 31-07-2007 Between: J.Nirmala and others. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, and others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.16224 of 2007 ORDER: The thirteen petitioners are aggrieved by the inaction of the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO), Tirupathi, first respondent herein, for not passing orders on the interlocutory application for stay of operation of pattas granted to third parties by second respondent. They seek a direction to first respondent to pass orders immediately. It is the case of the petitioners that land admeasuring Acs.6.37 in survey No.296 situated at Rachaganneri Village, Sri Kalahasti Mandal, Chittoor District, was purchased by the Scheduled Caste Corporation. The same was divided into thirty plots and was allotted to twenty-two beneficiaries, by proceedings in September, 1983. The beneficiaries availed loan facility and established poultry farms over an extent of Acs.3.21 of land and an extent of Acs.3.16 of land was kept vacant for the purpose of bore-wells, common passage, watchman sheds and feed storage etc.,. It is the allegation of the petitioners that second respondent issued pattas in respect of said vacant land i.e., Acs.3.16 without notice to the beneficiaries i.e., to them. The petitioners then preferred an appeal before first respondent on 30.06.2007 and also prayed for stay of the orders of second respondent, but no orders are passed thereon. After hearing the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (General-A), this Court is convinced that first respondent ought to have passed orders immediately on the stay application. If no orders are passed as of now, at least first respondent may pass orders immediately after receiving a copy of this order. Liberty is given to the petitioners to approach first respondent with a copy of this order, in which event, first respondent shall pass orders on the stay application immediately. The writ petition, with the above observations, is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ___________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 31st July, 2007 Note: Issue CC by 01.08.2007. B/o ghn