THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No :2094 of 2008 DATED:05-02-2008 BETWEEN: Puranam Viswam & 2 others. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa Division, Kadapa District & another. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not granting stay order on the petitioners’ petition in the pending appeal filed against order in Ref.No.B/386- 15/2006, dated 03-05-2007, passed by the 2nd respondent as illegal, and arbitrary. 3. It is the case of the petitioners that as against the resumption orders passed by the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, Rayachoty mandal, Kadapa District in Ref.No.B/386-15/2006, dated 03-05-2007, in resuming the land of an extent of Ac.4.80 cents in Sy.No.523/2 situated at Rayachoty village and mandal, Kodad District on the ground that the said land was originally assigned in favour of a landless poor person, namely Chilakala Chan Saab, but the said assignee in violation of the said DKT patta and the provisions of the A.P.Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for brevity, ‘the Act’) alienated the said land and the petitioners found in possession of the same, petitioners filed an appeal before the 1st respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa under Section 4A(1) of the Act along with the application for grant of stay, and the same is pending without consideration. Hence, the present Writ Petition. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances, without expressing any opinion with regard to the merits of the case, 1st respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioners against the resumption order passed by the 2nd respondent, and pending disposal of the appeal status quo, obtaining as on today, with regard to possession shall be maintained. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 05th February, 2008. Note: Furnish C.C. of the order within three days. B/o Tsy