IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.28265 OF 2010 DATED:15.11.2010 Between: Sanampudi Surya Rao … Petitioner And The Additional Agent to the Government Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District and others … Respondents … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO.28265 OF 2010 ORDER: Heard the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare and with his consent this order is passed. The writ petitioner, when sought to be evicted from the land of an extent of Hectares 0.84 in Sy. No.317/1 and Hectares 0.72 in Sy. No.317/3 situated at Indukuru Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District, in pursuance of the order passed by the Agency Divisional Officer, Rampachodavaram, in L.T.R.P. No.119 of 2007, dt.20.7.2010, instituted this writ petition. In view of the order proposed to be passed by me, I do not consider it necessary to refer in detail to the fact situation. Against an order passed by the Agency Divisional Officer, an appeal would lie under Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulations, 1959 and accordingly the writ petitioner herein has preferred an appeal to the Additional Agent to the Government, Rampachodavaram, on 18.9.2010. Along with the said appeal, he has also filed an interlocutory application seeking stay of operation of the order of eviction passed by the Agency Divisional Officer and the appeal and the stay application are said to be still pending. No orders are passed on the stay application. By virtue of the order passed by the Agency Divisional officer, the writ petitioner is now facing threat of eviction. Balance of convenience would lie in favour of the writ petitioner and hence pending the appeal, the petitioner shall not be evicted from the land under his possession. Therefore, let there be stay of eviction of the petitioner from the lands in his possession pursuant to the orders passed in LTRP No.119 of 2007, dated 20.7.2010, till the appeal is disposed of. It is proper that the appeal be entertained and disposed of within a maximum period of six months from the date of receipt of this order. With the above directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. No costs. _________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J 15.11.2010 bnr Note: C.C. in two days. (B.O) bnr