THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.19433 of 2009 DATED:16.09.2009 Between: Smt.Gonuguntla Lakshmamma (died), And others. ..... PETITIONER And The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ananthapur, Ananthapur District, And others. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.19433 of 2009 ORDER: The Mandal Revenue Officer, Anantapur, passed an order on 27.01.2006 wherein certain directions were issued for issuance of pattadar passbooks and title deeds for the land in an extent of Acs.5.09 cents in survey No.30 of Kakkalapalli Village. Questioning the said order, the petitioners herein preferred an appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Anantapur, who disposed of the said appeal by his order dated 16.09.2006 setting aside the order passed by the Mandal Revenue Officer and remanded the matter again for fresh consideration in accordance with law. Pursuant thereto, the Mandal Revenue Officer accorded sufficient opportunity to the petitioners as well as the other parties and again passed order on 22.08.2007 against the interests of the petitioner. Hence, the petitioners again approached the Revenue Divisional Officer and filed an appeal on 17.01.2008, and the same was numbered as Appeal No.856 of 2008. 2. During the pendency of the appeal, some unauthorized persons encroached into the said lands, laid huts and applied for electricity connections. Respondent No.3, even without conducting any enquiry as to whether the said unauthorized persons are entitled for electricity supply or not, is trying to provide electricity connections. Hence, the petitioners filed two petitions in Appeal No.856 of 2008 requesting the appellate authority, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, to issue necessary directions to the second respondent to prevent third parties from putting up permanent structures, electrical polls etc., in the land in question, and a direction to the third respondent herein not to give any electricity connections in the subject land to any third parties. However, as there was no response, the petitioners approached this Court and filed the present Writ Petition. 3. As the petitioners approached the first respondent and filed the appeal as early as in the month of January 2008, in my considered opinion, the Revenue Divisional Officer can as well be directed to dispose of the appeal at the earliest, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Further, as the petitioners approached the appellate authority, namely, Revenue Divisional Officer, and gave two representations by way of petitions requesting him to direct the third respondent to initiate necessary action, the first respondent is hereby directed to consider the said representations, and if need be, may forward the same to the third respondent for appropriate action in accordance with law. As and when such directions are issued by the first respondent to the third respondent, the third respondent may pass appropriate orders after giving an opportunity to the said encroachers. 4. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________________ (GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J) 16th September, 2009 vs