THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.25691 of 2007 Between: Koripakala Padmavathi and others. .. PETITIONERS and The District Collector and others. .. RESPONDENTS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P.No.25691 of 2007 ORDER: It is the case of the petitioners that against the resumption orders passed by the 3rd respondent in proceedings in Rc.Nos.A.187/2007, dated 10-08-2007, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 4(1) (a) of A.P.Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short “the Act”), in resuming the lands admeasuring Ac.2-75 cents in R.S.No.107/1, Ac.2-13 cents in R.S.No.108/1 and Ac.2-15 cents in R.S.No.108/2 respectively situated at Dayyampadu Village, Mandavalli Mandal, Krishna District, on the ground that originally the lands in question were assigned in favour of one Sri Tummalapalli Sitapathi Rao, Sri Atluri Surya Narayana and Sri Atluri Krishna Rao and said assignees transferred the lands in question in favour of the petitioner in contravention of the provisions of Sub-Section (2) of Section 3 of the Act, the petitioners filed separate appeals before the 2nd respondent on 11-11-2007 and the same are pending. It is stated that pending disposal of the appeals, the 3rd respondent is taking steps to dispossess the petitioners from the lands in question. As the appeals are pending before the 2nd respondent, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that it is just and proper to direct the 2nd respondent to consider and dispose of the appeals. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to consider and dispose of the appeals filed against the orders of the 3rd respondent, dated 10-08-2007, in proceedings in Rc.Nos.A.187/2007, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. Pending disposal of the appeals, status-quo obtaining as on today with regard to possession shall be maintained. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________ 03-12-2007 Prv