IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 21430 of 2008 Between: Paul Raj Engineering Rep.by its Secretary and Correspondent S.Srinivasa Rao, S/o Paul Raj Seetharam Nagar Colony, Bhadrachalam,Khammam District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of A.P rep.by its Secretary Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat,Hyderabad 2 Project Officer and Additional agent to Government Integrated Tribal Development Agency Bhadrachalam Khammam District 3 The Agency Divsional Officer Bhadrachalam Khammam District 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer Badrachalam 5 Gujja Muthalu, S/o Mallaiah, Alluri Seetha Rama Raju Colony Bhadrachalam, Khammam District .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 direction or writ more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in deciding the revision of the petitioner against the order dt 21-06-2008 in CMA 319/2007 of the 2nd respondent illegal arbitrary contrary to the provisions of the AP Scheduled Areas land Transfer Regulations 1959 against Articles 14 and 21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent to dispose of the stay petition ﬁled in the appeal and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 21430 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been ﬁled by Paul Raj Engineering College, represented by its Secretary and Correspondent S.Srinivasa Rao assailing the inaction of the 1st respondent in passing appropriate orders on the revision ﬁled by it assailing the order dated 21-6-2008 in C.M.A.No. 319 of 2007. 2. The petitioner claims to be the owner of land admeasuring Ac.0-30 cents in old Survey No. 59/41, situated in Bhadrachalam village of Bhadrachalam mandal. Proceedings have been initiated against the petitioner for ejectment from the land admeasuring Ac.0-30 cents comprising old Survey No. 59/41, situated in Bhadrachalam village. The Agency Divisional Officer, Bhadrachalam conducted enquiry and found the possession of the petitioner is in contravention of the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970. The petitioner ﬁled an appeal before the Project Oﬃcer and Additional Agent to Government, Integrated Tribal Development Agency-2nd Respondent. The appellate authority by order dated 21-6-2008, dismissed the appeal and conﬁrmed the order of the primary authority. Thereupon, the petitioner ﬁled revision before the Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary Tribal Welfare Department-1st respondent. Pending the revision, the Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer, Bhadrachalam-4th respondent is contemplating to implement the orders passed by the primary authority. Hence, this writ petition. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission, the Government Pleader for Social Welfare received notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 4. 4. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents 1 to 4. 5. The factual aspect of the petitioner ﬁling the revision before the 1st respondent is not in dispute. 6. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the revisional authority to dispose of the revision as expeditiously as possible. There shall be status quo existing as on this day with regard to the nature and possession of the property in dispute pending disposal of the revision or application ﬁled by the petitioner seeking stay of the proceedings pending revision, whichever is earlier. No order as to costs. ______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 29th September, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 21430 OF 2008 29th September, 2008.