THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.21292 of 2009 DATED: 06.10.2009 Between: Podela Seshaiah .. Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents. Petitioner claims to have been in possession and enjoyment of the agricultural land admeasuring Ac.5.00 in Sy.No.34/AA of Singaboopalem Village, Kothagudem Mandal of Khammam District, having purchased the same about 44 years ago. It is his grievance that the 4th respondent- Special Deputy Collector (T.W.), Bhadrachalam, Khammam District, passed an order on 08.09.2009, ordering his ejectment from the said land, and, aggrieved thereby, he preferred an appeal before the 2nd respondent- Additional Agent to Government of A.P., Project Officer, ITDA, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District, on 14.09.2009, along with a stay petition, but, neither orders are passed on the stay petition till date nor the appeal is taken up for disposal, and, on the other hand, there is a threat of dispossession on the basis of the ejectment order. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the 2nd respondent is directed either to pass orders on the petition filed for stay or to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 6th October, 2009 IBL