IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 12563 of 2008 Between: 1 Seemakurthy Sujathamma W/o.Late Viswamadham R/o.Aswaraopet, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District 2 Seemakurthy Ramalingam S/o.Late Sivaiah R/o.Aswaraopet, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District 3 Seemakurthy Siva Kumar S/o.Mallikarjuna Rao R/o.Aswaraopet, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District 4 Seemakurthy Venkateswar Rao S/o.Late Viswanadham R/o.Aswaraopet, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District 5 Seemakurthy Vamsikrishna S/o.Venkateswara Rao R/o.Aswaraopet, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District 6 Seemakurthy Indravathi W/o.Late Panduranga Rao R/o.Aswaraopet, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District 7 Seemakurthy Badrinarayan S/o.Pandu Ranga Rao R/o.Aswaraopet, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District 8 Seemakurthy Sivaji Ganesh S/o.Late Pandu Ranga Rao R/o.Aswaraopet, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District 9 Seemakurthy Chandrasekhar S/o.Kesava Rao R/o.Aswaraopet, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District 10 Seemakurthy Siva Prasad S/o.Kesava Rao R/o.Aswaraopet, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Hyderabad 2 The District Collector, Khammam District,Khamma 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Paloncha Khammam District 4 The Tahsildar (Mandal Revenue Officer) Aswaraopet, Khammam 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 mandmaus or any order appropriate writ order or direction declaring teh order dated 15.4.2007 in IA.No.2 of 2007 in CMA.No.13 of 2007 on the file of the court of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Palvoncha, 3rd respondent herein in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.5.00 cents in S.No.1228/39 to 43, Ac.5.00 cents in S.No.1228/38 , Ac.5.00 cents in S.No.1228/35, Ac.5.00 cents in S.No.1228/75 Ac.5.00 cents in S.No.1228/36 Ac.5.00 cents in S.No.1228/21 and Ac.5.00 cents in S.no.1228/37 situated at Aswaraopet village, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District as illegal, arbitrary, unreasonable null and void and violative of the principles of natural justice and violative of Articles, 14,21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and opposed to the very and object of the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.A.V.SESHA SAI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 12563 of 2008 Order: The petitioners state that as against the order dated 21.07.2007, passed by the 4th respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Aswaraopet Mandal, Khammam District, directing the Mandal Revenue Inspector, Aswaraopet Mandal to take possession of the lands in question, they preferred an appeal, along with stay petition, before the 3rd respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Paloncha, Khammam District. The case of the petitioners is that though the 3rd respondent initially granted interim stay of operation of the order dated 21.07.2007, passed by the 4th respondent, subsequently, based on the report of the 4th respondent, he has vacated the said interim orders granted on 17.10.2007, and directed the 4th respondent to take possession of the lands in question after harvest is completed i.e., after 01.07.2008, and while the said appeal is pending, the petitioners state that the respondents are trying to dispossess 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 3rd respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Paloncha, Khammam 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: 18.06.2008 Note: Issue CC today (B/O) Ksr/Nsr