THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2679 of of 2009 ORDER: The Tahsildar, Chintakommadinne Mandal, Kadapa District, the fourth respondent herein, passed an order, dated 25.04.2007, against the petitioner under Section 4 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’). Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner filed an appeal before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa District, the third respondent herein, together with an application for stay. The petitioner states that no orders were passed by the third respondent on the application for stay and complains that the fourth respondent is trying to resume the land. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government for Revenue. For all practical purposes, the appeal provided for under Section 4-A of the Act is continuation of the original proceedings. A detailed verification with reference to the record and submissions made by the parties is to be undertaken. If the petitioner is dispossessed even while the appeal is pending, nothing remains to be decided. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the third respondent shall pass orders on the application for stay filed by the petitioner, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after issuing notice to the affected parties. Till such time, the order, dated 25.04.2007, passed by the fourth respondent shall remain stayed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:12.02.2009 kdl