THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1360 of 2009 ORDER: The Mandal Revenue Officer, Kodakandla Mandal, Warangal District, the third respondent herein, passed an order, dated 16.08.2000, making entries in the revenue records in respect of the land in survey No.258/B of Rangapuram Village, Kodakandla Mandal, Warangal District, admeasuring Acs.11.26 guntas. Aggrieved by the same, the mother of the petitioner, by name Rapolu Lachamma, and his uncle, Rapolu Pullaiah, preferred an appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer, the second respondent herein. It was numbered as Appeal No.2190 of 2001. It is stated that during the pendency of the appeal, all the appellants died. The petitioner and others are said to have filed applications to recognize them as legal representatives of the deceased appellants. The grievance of the petitioner is that no steps are taken in the appeal so far The petitioner states that the appellants in Appeal No.2190 of 2001 are no more and that he is one of the legal representatives. In case the petitioner had submitted an application to recognize him as legal representative, it needs to be examined and the second respondent has to pass appropriate orders. The application filed by a legal representative cannot be kept pending indefinitely. Any lapse, in this regard, would only entail the appeal becoming abated. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the second respondent to verify and examine the application said to have been filed by the petitioner to recognize him as legal representative for the appellants in Appeal No.2190 of 2001 and pass appropriate orders, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In case the legal representatives are brought on record, the appeal shall be disposed of, within a period of three (3) months thereafter. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:30.01.2009 kdl