THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.18081 OF 2008 DATED: 28.08.2009 Between: Ande Venkateswara Rao .. Petitioner and The District Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam, and others. .. Respondents ORDER: Heard both sides. Petitioner claims to be the trustee of Sri Ramalayam temple situated at Chigurukota Village, Mudinepalli Mandal of Krishna District. It is his case that, questioning the order dated 16.07.2007 passed by the 3rd respondent- Tahsildar, Mudinepalli Mandal, Krishna District, under Section 4 (1) (a) of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, directing the Mandal Revenue Inspector, Mudinepalli Mandal, to take possession of the land in an extent of Ac.1.66 cents in R.S.No.402/1 of Chigurukota Village, Mudinepalli Mandal, by evicting the Ramalayam temple, on the ground that it was an assigned land, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the 2nd respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudivada, along with a stay petition, and the same are pending. It is the grievance of the petitioner that, pending the said appeal, the respondents are trying to take possession of the subject land. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the respondents are directed not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the land in an extent of Ac.1.66 cents in R.S.No.402/1 of Chigurukota Village, Mudinepalli Mandal, during the pendency of the appeal preferred by the petitioner before the 2nd respondent against the order dated 16.07.2007 passed by the 3rd respondent. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU 28th August, 2009. Note:- Issue CC in three days. BO IBL