IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13365 of 2005 Between: 1.N.Tatabbai S/o. Nukanna R/o.Rajavommangi (V &M) East Godavari District. 2.N.Dongabbai S/o. Nukanna, R/o.Rajavommangi (V &M) East Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Addl. Agent to the Govt., E.G.District at Ramachodavaram. 2 The Special Deputy Collector (TW) Rampachodavaram East Godavari District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer Rajavommangi, E.G.District. 4 The Govt. of A.P., rep by its Prl. Secretary, Social Welfare Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 5 Cheedi Venkayamma W/o.Ganga Raj, Rajavommangi (V&M) E.G.District 6 Pathara Lakshmi W/o.Gopalam, Rajavommangi (V&M) E.G.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 may be pleased to issue appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in evicting the petitioners from the land to an extent of 0.42 and 0.61 cents in Sy.Nos.271/2 and 271/3 of Rajavommangi Village and Mandal, E.G.District pending revision preferred before the 4th respondent against the order in C.M.A No.23/2004 on the file of the 1st respondent as illegal, arbitrary, and unjust and consequently direct the respondents not to evict us from the above lands pending disposal of the revision in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.K.VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.5 and 6: -- The Court at the admission stage made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner aggrieved by the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess him from the land to an extent of 0.42 cents and 0.61 cents in Survey No.271/2 and 271/3 situated at Rajavommangi village and Mandal of East Godavari District pending disposal of the revision petition before the fourth respondent. According to the petitioner, the Special Deputy Collector (TW), the second respondent herein, initiated proceedings under A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation, 1959 and an order was passed on 04.04.2003, against which, an appeal was filed before the first respondent. The first respondent also confirmed the order of the second respondent for ejectment of the petitioner. Further, a revision was also preferred before the fourth respondent, the State Government. Pending revision, as the respondents are trying to dispossess the petitioner, the petitioner has come up with the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents 1 to 4. Pending disposal of the revision petition by the fourth respondent, the respondents are directed to maintain status quo as on today as to the possession of the property in question. The fourth respondent is further directed to dispose of the revision petition filed by the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ 23.06.2005 VGB To 1 The Addl. Agent to the Govt., E.G.District at Ramachodavaram. 2 The Special Deputy Collector (TW), Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Rajavommangi, E.G.District. 4 The Principal Secretary, Govt. of A.P., Social Welfare Dept., Secretariat, Hyderabad. 5 2CCs to the Government Pleader for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 6 2CD copies.