THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No :614 of 2008 DATED:28-01-2008 BETWEEN: Kandipalli Nagaraju & 19 others. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Joint District Collector, Kakinada, East Godavari District & 3 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners; learned Government Pleader for Revenue; and the learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in issuing notice vide Ref.(A)/7/08, dated 03- 01-2008, in cancelling the pattadar passbooks and title deeds standing in the name of the petitioners herein and directing the petitioners herein to hand over the same to the 3rd respondent during the pendency of the statutory Appeal before the 1st respondent, as illegal, and arbitrary. 3. It is the case of the petitioners that against the grant of pattadar passbooks in favour of the temple authorities vide orders of the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Kakinada, dated 12-05-2006, petitioners filed an appeal before the 1st respondent- Joint Collector, Kakinada, and the 1st respondent remanded the matter vide his proceedings, dated 23-09-2006, and accordingly, the 2nd respondent again considered and passed orders in D.Dis.A/86/2001, dated 14-12-2007, upholding the earlier orders as well as the issuance of the pattadar passbooks by the 3rd respondent-Tahsildar, U.Kothapalli mandal by order, dated 12-05-2006. Questioning the said order, petitioners filed appeal before the 1st respondent under Section 9 of the A.P.Rights In Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 ( for brevity, ‘the Act’) and the same is pending in Ref.No.B7/08. It is stated that even before the appeal is pending, the entries in the revenue records are sought to be changed. 4. A perusal of the impugned order goes to show that the pattadar passbooks, and title deeds have already been issued in favour of the 4th respondent temple. However, having regard to the fact that the appeal is said to have been filed by the petitioners, pending disposal of the appeal status quo, obtaining as on today, with regard to entries in the revenue records shall be maintained. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 28th January, 2008. Note: Furnish C.C. of the order within two days. B/o Tsy