IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 5826 of 2001 Between: ..... PETITIONER AND .....RESPONDENT 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 Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.JAGADISH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR ASSIGNMENT The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner challenges the order dt. 4.3.2001 of the 1st respondent granting stay in an appeal preferred by the non-official respondents against the order of the then Tahsildar dt. 31.12.1961 granting assignment of certain extents of land in favour of the petitioner. Though the appeal was preferred to the 1st respondent by the non- official respondents, 40 years after the grant of assignment in favour of the petitioner, the 1st respondent has passed ex parte stay orders of the assignment without recording any reasons whatsoever for such an extraordinary interim order after such a distance of time. The 1st respondent failed to record the relevant circumstances to show a prima facie case and balance of convenience in favour of the non-official respondents justifying the grant of interim order. In the circumstances, the impugned order dt. 4.3.2001 passed by the 1st respondent is set aside. The 1st respondent shall however expeditiously consider and dispose of the appeal preferred by the non- official respondents herein. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No order as to costs. _____________ 9th April, 2009. Krb. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No. 5826 of 2001. Dated: 9th April, 2009.