THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.31379 of 2011 ORDER: The notice dated 03.11.2011 issued by the Tahsildar, Pamarru Mandal, Krishna District (third respondent), whereby the petitioner was called upon to remove the illegal encroachments within seven days, is under challenge in this Writ Petition as being arbitrary and illegal. The period of seven days expired on 10.11.2011. It is not even the petitioner’s case that the subject building has been demolished thereafter or till date. The petitioner has filed an appeal to the District Collector, Krishna at Machilipatnam (first respondent) under Section 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Land Encroachment Act, 1905 (the Act), along with a stay application under Section 10(2) of the Act, against the order passed by the third respondent dated 03.11.2011. Apprehending demolition of the subject building, even before any orders are passed on his stay application, the petitioner has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court. I see no basis for such an apprehension more so since the notice under challenge is dated 03.11.2011, and no action has been taken by the respondents though more than three weeks have elapsed since then. Ends of justice would be met if the first respondent were directed to pass a reasoned order on the petitioner’s stay application within one week from today. There shall be a direction accordingly. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:29.11.2011 usd