IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13813 of 2004 Between: M. Hari Narayana @ Hari Babu, S/o Chandraiah, C/o M/s Sandhya 70mm Theatre, D.No. 1-7-106/71, R.T.C. Cross Roads, Hyderabad (Presently resident of Prakash Nagar, Kadapa). ..... PETITIONER AND Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, Stamps & Registration, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT 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 a writ of Mandamus declaring the in action of the respondent in not disposing of the case pending before him as illegal arbitrary and irrational, and consequently direct the respondent to dispose of the appeal. For the petitioner: MR.MANJUNATH ALLUR, Advocate For the Respondent : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: The District Registrar, Kadapa through his proceedings dt. G1/85/2003 dt. 11-07-2003 called upon the petitioner to pay deficit stamp duty and penalty, totaling to Rs. 7,45,000/- on the reference of the sale agreement by the District Judge, Kadapa in OS No.44.2002 for impounding and collecting the requisite stamp duty and penalty. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner said to have been preferred an appeal on 19-7-2003, but the respondent, so far has not disposed of the same. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue and both of them requested to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondent to dispose of the appeal pending on his file. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the respondent is hereby directed to dispose of the appeal said to have been filed by the petitioner dt. 19-7-2003 within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order, if not already disposed of, and communicate the result thereof to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________ A.GOPAL REDDY,J Dt. 3-4-2004 kmr. 1. Chief Controlling Revenue Authority, Stamps & Registration, Musheerabad, Hyderabad. 2. 2CCs to the Govt., Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 3. 2CD copies