IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 1164 of 2009 Between: Balkrishna Rao Pawar S/o.Late Rama Rao Pawar R/o.Wanaparthy at prsent residing at 61 Bansilal Nagar Aurangabad,Maharashtra ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Mahabubnagar District, Mahabubagar 2 The REvenue Divisonal officer, Wanaparthy Mahabubnagar District 3 The Mandal Revenue officer, Wanaparthy Mahabubnagar District 4 Appaji Rao S/o.Late Manaji Rao R/o.Wanaparthy at present residing at H.No.5-2-512,Risala Abdulla, Osman gunj, Hyderabad 5 Bhagwant Rao S/o.Late Manaji Rao R/o.Wanaparthy at present residing at,C/o.Appai Rao, S/o.Late Manaji Rao H.No.5-2-512,Risala Abdulla, Osman gunj, Hyderabad 6 Shivaji Rao S/o.Manaji Rao R/o.Wanaparthy at present residing at,C/o.Appai Rao, S/o.Late Manaji Rao H.No.5-2-512,Risala Abdulla, Osman gunj, Hyderabad 7 Shahaji Rao S/o.Late Manaji Rao R/o.Wanaparthy at present residing at,C/o.Appai Rao, S/o.Late Manaji Rao H.No.5-2-512,Risala Abdulla, Osman gunj, Hyderabad .....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 directions or writ most particularly one in the nature of mandamus: a. Declaring the action of the respondents in not disposing of appeals pending before the 1st respondent is arbitrary, illegal, and violative of the Article 14,16 and 21 of the Constitution of India. b.To Club and dispose of appeals against the following orders of RDO, Wanaparthy bearing Nos.First Order No.CC/B/1998/1 dated 22.12.1999, Second Order No.CC/B/1998/2 dated 22.12.1999 ,Third Order No.Cc/B/1998/3 dated 22.12.1999 and Fourth Order No.CC/B/1998/4 dated 22.12.1999 c.To dispose of the application in File No.D1/16 of 2001 for rectification of above said survey and measurements of the Inam land in Sy.No.1119/1 and patta land in Sy.No.1120/1 thereafter enter names of eligible share holders in the said pahanis of the above survey numbers in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.GOVIND Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner claims to have preferred appeals before the Joint Collector, Mahabubnagar, the first respondent, against the orders, dated 22.12.1999, in four different cases, passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Wanaparthy, the second respondent, under the provisions of the A.P. (T.A.) Abolition of Inams Act, 1955. It is stated that though the petitioner filed them in 1999, they have not been disposed of so far. He seeks appropriate directions, in this regard. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. The petitioner had availed the statutory remedy of appeals, against the orders passed by the second respondent. Eight years, by any standard, is a very long time for the disposal of the statutory appeals. Further, the petitioner is an old man of 72 years. The disposal of appeals cannot brook any further delay. The Writ Petition is disposed of, directing that the second respondent shall pass appropriate orders in the appeals preferred by the petitioner, against the orders, dated 22.12.1999, passed by the second respondent, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dated:29.01.2009. GJ