IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 12855 of 2008 Between: M.Venkatesham, S/o. Guruvaiah, Presently residing at H.No.20-574, Gandhi Nagar, Huzurabad, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Karimnagar District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Karimnagar 3 The District Collector, Karimnagar .....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 to issue order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus in issuing the impugned order of the 1st respondent vide proceedings No.B1/4197/2007, dated 04/06/2008 seeking to resume the land admeasuring 3 Acres in Survey No.120 of Teegalaguttapally village, Karimnagar Mandal and District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.S.SATYAM REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 12855 of 2008 Order: As against the order dated 04.06.2008, passed by the 1st respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Karimnagar, resuming the land in question on the ground that he is ineligible for that land, the petitioner filed an appeal before the 3rd respondent, namely the District Collector, Karimnagar, on 09.06.2008. While the said appeal is pending, the petitioner states that the respondents are trying to evict him from the land in question. When the matter is taken up for admission, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, submitted that as against the impugned order dated 04.06.2008, passed by the 1st respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Karimnagar, an appeal lies to the Revenue Divisional Officer, but not to the District Collector, and the petitioner has to file an appeal in proper format before the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned. Learned counsel for the petitioner agreed to file appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned. In view of the agreed stand taken by the learned counsel for the petitioner, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The petitioner is directed to file regular appeal in proper format before the Revenue Divisional Officer concerned, as against the impugned order dated 04.06.2008, passed by the 1st respondent-Tahsildar, within a period of four weeks from today. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 20.06.2008 Note: Issue CC on priority basis (B/O) Nsr