The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.14159 of 2009 Dated 26th July, 2011 Between: Kurma Ushanna and three others. …Petitioners And The Additional Agent to the Government and Project Officer, ITDA, Adilabad Head Quarters, Utnoor, Adilabad District And five others. …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri S.Surender Reddy Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP for Social Welfare Counsel for respondent Nos.4 to 6: None appeared The Court made the following: Order: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. The grievance of the petitioners sought to be espoused in this writ petition is limited to the non-grant of interim order by respondent No.1 before whom the petitioners filed an appeal against order, dated 31.03.1998 of respondent No.2, whereby he has directed ejectment of the petitioners from the land admeasuring Ac.9-19 guntas in Sy.No.74 of Kanpa Mediguda Village, Jainath Mandal, Adilabad District. Since the statutory appeal before respondent No.1 along with the application for condonation of huge delay in filing the same is pending, I do not find it appropriate to delve into the merits of the case and render findings thereon. It will suffice to note that this Court by order dated 15.07.2009 directed status quo existing as on that day to be maintained for a period of four weeks and the said order was extended until further orders by order dated 05.08.2009. Despite service of notice on respondents 4 to 6, no one entered appearance on their behalf and appeared at the hearing. Even though the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare submitted that there is huge delay of more than ten years in filing an appeal by the petitioners before respondent No.1, since the delay application is pending before the said respondent, I am not inclined to deal with the said objection at this stage. Inasmuch as the order of status quo has been in force from 15.07.2009, it would be in the interest of justice that the said order is continued till disposal of the application for condonation of delay and the appeal pending before respondent No.1 Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the petitioners and respondents shall maintain status quo in respect of the property in question till disposal of the appeal by respondent No.1 along with the applications filed thereon. Respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the appeal and the applications pending before him within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after giving notice of hearing and opportunity to the petitioners and respondents 4 to 6. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 26th July, 2011 DR