IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 16700 of 2008 Between: 1 Pothula Narasimhulu, S/o. Narasiah, R/o. Sindhnathipuram Village, Khajipet Mandal, Cuddapah District. 2 Pothula Ramanamma, W/o. Narasimhulu, R/o. Sindhnathipuram Village, Khajipet Mandal, Cuddapah District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The State of A.P. Rep by its Principle Secretary, Department of Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 Revenue Divisional Officer, Jammalamadugu, Kadapa District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Mydukur Mandal, Cuddapah District. 4 Karamala Nagamma, W/o. Peda Nagaiah, R/o. Mydukuru, Mydhukur Mandal, Kadapa District. 5 Karamal Lakshmi Devi, W/o. Balaiah, R/o. Nagasanipalli Village, Mydhukur Mandal, Kadapa 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 a writ or order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the respondent No.2 in not disposing oﬀ the Appeal Ref.No. 146/2006 pending before him as arbitrary, illegal, capricious and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent No. 2 to dispose of the Appeal within a reasonable time as may be ﬁxed by the Hon'ble Court and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.V.DYUMANI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 16700 of 2008 Order: The main grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that against the orders dated 05.08.2003 and 15.10.2004, passed by the 3rd respondent-Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer, they preferred an appeal bearing Appeal No. 146 of 2006 before the 2nd respondent- Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer, but no orders thereon have been passed till date. Hence, they filed the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with a direction to the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioners. Since the appeal ﬁled by the petitioners is said to be pending consideration before the 2nd respondent, and in view of the agreed stand taken by both the counsel, without going into the merits of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The 2nd respondent, namely the Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer, Jammalamadugu, Kadapa District, is directed to consider and dispose of the appeal bearing Appeal No. 146 of 2006 preferred by the petitioners against the orders dated 05.08.2003 and 15.10.2004, passed by the 3rd respondent-Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 01.08.2008 Nsr