IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8139 of 2009 Between: Mala Anjanaiah, S/o. M. Narasappa, R/o. Dudekonda Village, Pathikonda Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, Kurnool District. 2 The Tahsildar, Pathikonda Mandal, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue an order or direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondent No. 1 and 2 in not considering petitioner’s appeal pending before the Respondent No.1, as illegal, improper, arbitrary, and against law, besides being violation of Art.14, 19 and 21 of the constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. D. NAGENDRA Counsel for the Respondents: G.P. FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner claims that he filed an appeal before first respondent under Section 4A(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, aggrieved by the order dt.25.2.1999 passed by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Pathikonda, second respondent. His grievance is that the appeal was not disposed of as yet, though nearly ten years have elapsed. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The appeal preferred by the petitioner was numbered as Appeal No.477 of 1999 by the office of first respondent. If the allegation of the petitioner that the appeal was not disposed of till now is correct, it would be a sad reflection on the functioning of the office of the first respondent. In case, the appeal was disposed of already, a copy of the order can be communicated to the petitioner and if the appeal is still pending, immediate attention must be paid for disposal thereof. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing that – (a) in case, the Appeal No.477 of 1999 preferred by the petitioner is disposed of by the first respondent, a copy of the order shall be communicated to the petitioner within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; (b) if the appeal was not disposed of yet, first respondent shall take it up for hearing and pass appropriate orders therein within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ____________________ 24.4.2009 (L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J)