THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P.NO.960 OF 2006 DATED:17-01-2006 Between: Reddipalli Satyanarayana Petitioner And Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam Division, Visakhapatnam District, and others. Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH W.P.NO.960 OF 2006 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents 1 and 2. It is stated by the petitioner that he has purchased the lands from the original assignees, who are respondents 3 to 11. As the purchase of said assigned lands is contrary to Sections 3 and 4 of the Act IX of 1977 (for short ‘the Act’), the Mandal Revenue Officer, Padmanabham, Visakhapatnam District, has passed orders dated 05.07.2005 for eviction of the petitioner, who is in occupation of the D. form patta lands as contrary to Sub Sections (1) and (2) of Section 3 of the Act. As against the said orders, the petitioner filed appeal under Section 6 of A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers), Act 1977 before the 1st respondent on 02-08-2005, but no stay orders have been passed on the application filed along with the appeal. Having regard to the facts and circumstance of the case, first respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the appeal itself, if not already disposed of. Pending disposal of such appeal, the parties are directed to maintain status-quo obtaining as on today. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ 17-01-2006 Stp/DA