IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2469 of 2009 Between: 1 Gotti Kalyana Rao S/o.Venkata Narayana Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 2 Gotte Ramanamma S/o.Vijay Kumar Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 3 Gotti Sri Hari S/o.China Subbaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 4 Madda Nagaiah S/o.Anjaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 5 Chegondi Narayana S/o.Kotaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 6 Merugu Ankamma Rao S/o.Raghavulu Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 7 Jajjara Veera Raghavaiah S/o.Subbaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 8 Madda Sri Ranjan S/o.Seshaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 9 Mutyala Krishna Murthy S/o.Subba Rao Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 10 Kanumuri Singaiah S/o.Venkateswarlu Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 11 Kokkiligadda Anjaiah S/o.Rathaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 12 Kanumuri Ankaiah S/o.Peda Subbaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 13 Paleti Polaiah S/o.Yesu Ratnam Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 14 Merugu Ramaiah S/o.Ankaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 15 Madda Ankamma W/o.Anjaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 16 Madda Subba Rao S/o.Seshaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 17 Madda Poul S/o.Venkaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 18 Madda Ravamma W/o.Venkata Subbaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 19 Jajjara Veera Raghavaiah S/o.Subbaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 20 Tella Mariyamma S/o.Rama Krishnaiah Resident of Motumala Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 21 Kanumuri Ayyanna S/o.Raghavulu Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 22 Katta Rama Rao S/o.Somaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 23 Paleti Sundara Rao S/o.Mastan Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 24 Paleti Sudarsanam S/o.Polaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 25 Paleti Polaiah S/o.Yesu Ratnam Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 26 Inabathina Kondaiah S/o.Jaggaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 27 Madda Subba Rao S/o.Venkataiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 28 Paleti Subbulamma W/o.Arjuna Rao Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 29 Katta Muneendra S/o.China Munaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 30 Satyala Mohana Rao S/o.Yellamanda Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 31 Katta Chandra Sekhar S/o.Kotaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 32 Katta Audiseshu S/o.Ayyanna Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 33 Madda Ranjendra Prasad S/o.Venkateswarlu Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 34 Madda Sudheer Babu S/o.Venkateswarlu Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 35 Ganta Venkateswarlu S/o.Ankayya Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 36 Donempudi Suvartha S/o.Kalebu Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 37 Jajjara Koteswara Rao S/o.Subbaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 38 Kommu Vijayamma W/o.Daniel Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 39 Gurram Venkateswara Swamy S/o.Venkateswarlu Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 40 Devarapalli Das S/o.Venkaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 41 Gade Chandra Sekhar Reddy S/o.Venkateswarlu Resident of Gadepalem Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 42 Guthikonda Koteswaramma W/o.Venkateswara Reddy Resident of Gadepalem Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 43 Kalluri Rama Devi W/o.Rami Reddy Resident of Gadepalem Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 44 Guthikonda Brahmaiah S/o.Koti Reddy Resident of Gadepalem Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 45 Chikala Sri Rama Murthy S/o.Ramaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 46 Peruboyina Polaiah S/o.Kotaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 47 Madda Ananda Rao S/o.Kotaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 48 Madda Rama Swamy S/o.Anjaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 49 Madda Rama Swamy S/o.Seshaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 50 Madda Nagaiah S/o.Venkaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 51 Madda Venkayamma S/o.Venkata Rao Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 52 Gunduboyina Venkaiah S/o.China Venkateswarlu Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 53 Eathamukkala Prasad S/o.Venkata Subbaiah Resident of Motumala Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 54 Repuri Suguna Rao S/o.Subbaiah Resident of Motumala Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 55 Vadiyala Vimalamma W/o.Daniel Resident of Motumala Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 56 Katti Masthan S/o.Kotaiah Resident of Motumala Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 57 Kavala Srinivasa Rao S/o.Sri Ramulu Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 58 Madda Subba Rao S/o.Seshaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 59 Jajjara Vimalamma W/o.Veera Raghavulu Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 60 Merugu Polaiah S/o.Raghavulu Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 61 Gotte Poleramma W/o.Subba Rao Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 62 Chikkala Srirama Murthy S/o.Ramaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 63 Ethamukkala Mariyamma S/o.Venkata Subbaiah Resident of Motumala Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 64 Pasumarthi Venkata Subbamma S/o.Kotaiah Resident of Motumala Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 65 Katta Venkateswarlu S/o.China Somaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 66 Katta Polaiah S/o.China Munaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 67 Paleti Mastan S/o.Sundara Rao Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 68 Katta Krishna Murthy S/o.Venkateswarlu Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 69 Paleti Pullaiah S/o.Polaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 70 Gunduboyina China Venkateswarlu S/o.Pullaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 71 Yellampalli Lingaiah S/o.Jalaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 72 Katta China Somaiah S/o.Kotaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 73 Katta Krishnaiah S/o.Peda Munaiah Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 74 Katta Sudhakar S/o.Samuel Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 75 Jajjara Seethamma S/o.Hanumanthu Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 76 Madda Sudhir Babu S/o.Venkateswarlu Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 77 Gotte Prakash S/o.Sri Hari Resident of Padarthi Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 78 Mutyala Subba Rao S/o.Venkateswarlu Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 79 Silam Sarojini S/o.Yesu Das Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 80 Gunthoti Venkateswara Rao S/o.Musalaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 81 Paleti Babu Rao S/o.Ramaiah Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 82 Kavuri Subba Ravamma W/o.Venkateswarlu Resident of Beeramguntla Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 83 Gurram Chandra Sekhar Rao S/o.Subba Rao Resident of Motumala Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 84 Gade Ayyappa Reddy S/o.Peri Reddy Resident of Gadepalem Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 85 Gade Prabhakar Reddy S/o.Venkateswara Reddy Resident of Gadepalem Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 86 Gade Sivaji Reddy S/o.Peri Reddy Resident of Gadepalem Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 87 Chejerla Subbamma W/o.Raghavulu Resident of Gadepalem Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. 88 Mindala Raghamma W/o.Venkaiah Resident of Gadepalem Village, Kothapatnem Mandal, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 The Tahsildar, Kothapatnam Revenue Mandal, Prakasam District. ....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 to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ Order or direction declaring the impugned proceedings Rc.C/241/2009 dated 03.02.2009 on the file of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District, as illegal and arbitrary and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.D.KRISHNA MURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No. 2469 of 2009 Order: The Tahsildar, Kothapatnam Revenue Mandal, the fourth respondent herein initiated proceedings under the provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’) against the petitioners herein. Through an order dated 09.01.2009, he directed resumption of the lands from the petitioners. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioners filed an appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer, the third respondent herein. They also filed application for stay of operation of the orders passed by the fourth respondent. The third respondent rejected the application for stay, through his order dated 03.02.2009. The same is challenged by the petitioners in this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Assignment. The petitioners suffered an order passed under Section 4 of the Act by the fourth respondent. The Act itself provides for a right of appeal to the third respondent and the same was availed. For all practical purposes, an appeal is continuation of the original proceedings. If the petitioners are dispossessed from the land even while the appeal is pending, nothing remains to be decided. Hence, the writ petition is allowed and the order dated 03.02.2009, passed by the third respondent, is set aside. It is also directed that till the disposal of the appeal by the third respondent, the order dated 09.01.2009, passed by the fourth respondent, shall remain stayed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Date: 11.02.2009 Nsr