IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 12156 of 2008 Between: Aakula Nookaraju, S/o. Appanna, R/o. Adavivaram, Chinnagadili Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam District, Visakhapatnam Division. 3 The Tahsildar, Anandapuram, Tahsildar's Office, Anandapuram Mandal,Visakhapatnam District, .....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 any writ, order or direction particularly a writ in the nature of MANDAMUS to declare the proceedings of the 3rd respondent order in R.C.No.380/2007A dt. 23.11.2007 in which he directed the petitioner to vacate and handover the possession of the lands an extent of Ac.6.86 cents situated in Sy.No.347/3, 347/4, 347/5 of gidijala Village, Anandapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District is illegal, arbitrary and set aside the same and consequentially direct the 2nd respondent to dispose off the appeal R.C.No.1325 of 2008 against the proceedings R.C.No.380/2007A dt. 23-11-2007 of the 3rd respondent and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.BOKKA SATYANARAYANA & KAMLA SEELAM B. Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 12156 of 2008 Order: As against the order dated 23.11.2007, passed by the 3rd respondent, namely the Tahsildar, Anandapuram Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, resuming the land in question, the petitioner preferred an appeal along with stay petition before the 2nd respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam Division, on 22.02.2008. While the said appeal is pending, the petitioner states that the respondents are trying to evict him from the land in question. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: The 2nd respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam Division, is directed to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till the disposal of the appeal, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained by the parties. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 13.06.2008 Nsr