IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 9521 of 2008 Between: 1 Thuvvara Ragamma, W/o. Ragaiah, R/o. Opp. to Nippo Factory, Chandramouli Nagar, Nellore. 2 Atthrimangari Govinda Swamy, s/o. Subrahmanyam, R/o. Opp. to Nippo Factory, Savitri Nagar, Nellore. 3 Vepakomma Sankar Rao, s/o. Ramaiah, R/o. Potlapudi Village, T.P. Guntur Mandl, Nellore Rural Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore, Nellore District. 2 The Tahsildar, Nellore, Nellore District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 or direction declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not disposing of the appeal dated 28-8-2007 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently direct the 1st respondent to dispose off the appeal and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 9521 of 2008 Order: As against the order dated 09.08.2007, passed by the 2nd respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Nellore, Nellore District, rejecting their request for grant of pattadar passbooks and title deeds in respect of the lands in question, the petitioners preferred an appeal under Section 5(5) of the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971, along with stay petition before the 1st respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore, Nellore District. While the said appeal is pending, the petitioners state that the respondents are trying to evict them from the lands in question. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: The 1st respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore, Nellore District, is directed to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till the disposal of the appeal status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained by the parties. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 29.04.2008 Ksr/Nsr