IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.1698 of 2009 Between: C.H.Nandini Kishore Babu, S/o. Basava Rao, R/o. D.No.1-132, 1-133, Ramalayam Veedhi, Ramavarpadu, Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Vice Chairman, Vijayawada, Gunturu, Tenali, and Mangalagiri, Town Planning and Development Authority, Vijayawada. 2 The Town Planning Officer, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali and Mangalgiri Town Planning and Development Authority, Vijayawada. 3 Ramavarappadu Gram Panchayat, Rep. by its Panchayat Secretary, Ramavarappadu, Vijayawada Rural Krishna 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 an appropriate Writ, Order or Direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the 1st Respondent in disposing of the appeal filed by the Petitioner aggrieved by the order dt. 17-12-2008 bearing RC.No.12108/08 issued under Section 42(1) of the A.P.Urban Development Authorities Act as arbitrary, illegal, capricious and violative of the mandatory provisions of the said Act and consequently direct to dispose of the appeal expeditiously as possible. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR M.R.L.NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for Respondents 1 & 2: MRS. K.ARUNA(SC FOR V.G.T.M.U.D.A) Counsel for Respondent No.3: MR. M. PRABHAKAR RAO, SC The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.1698 of 2009 ORDER: Heard both sides. The only grievance of the petitioner is that, aggrieved by the order dated 17.12.2008 passed by the 2nd respondent- Town Planning Officer, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali and Mangalagiri Town Planning and Development Authority, under Section 42 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh Urban Areas (Development) Act, 1975, directing him to remove the constructions made by him contrary to the provisions of the said Act within seven days from the date of receipt of the said order, he preferred an appeal before the 1st respondent- Vice Chairman, Vijayawada, Guntur, Tenali and Mangalagiri Town Planning and Development Authority, on 02.01.2009, but the same is not yet disposed of, and on the other hand, the respondents 2 and 3 are threatening to demolish the constructions made by him. Learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondents 1 and 2 admits that the appeal filed by the petitioner is still pending before the 1st respondent. In the facts and circumstances, the 1st respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and till the disposal of the said appeal, the respondents are directed not to take any coercive steps in pursuance of the order dated 17.12.2008 passed by the 2nd respondent. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 9th February, 2009 IBL