IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23430 of 2008 Between: Chitturi Bapiraju S/o.Sriramulu R/o.Mysannagudem village Jangareddygudem Mandal, West Godavari District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Tribal Welfare Rep.by its Hon`ble Ministery for Tribal Welfare, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The Agent to Government/.District Collector, Eluru West Godavari District 3 The Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare K.R.Puram 4 The Mandal Revenue officer, Buttaigudem Mandal West Godavari District 5 Kamaram Veerappa S/o.Ramulu R/o.Gangannagudem Jeelugumilli Mandal, West Godavari 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 issue a order or direction in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent not passing order either or stay petition or in revision petition dated 18.10.2008 against order passed in SRA.No.6/94 dated 14.2.2001 of the 2nd respondent is illegal, arbitrary, and violation of principles of natural justice and consequentially direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from Ac.10.41 cents in RS.No.450/1 Ac.1.56 cents in RS.No.450/2 situated at Ganapavaram village, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NARAM.NAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 23430 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been ﬁled by Chitturi Bapiraju assailing the action of the 1st responding in not passing orders either on the revision petition or stay application presented on 20-10-2008 against the order passed in SRA No. 6 of 1994, dated 14-2-2001. 2. The petitioner claims to be in possession of Ac.10.41 cents in RS.No.450/1 Ac.1.56 cents in RS.No.450/2 situated at Ganapavaram village, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. Proceedings have been initiated against his father on the ground that the possession of his father over the lands was in contravention of provisions of Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970. The father of the petitioner ﬁled appeal being SRA No 6 of 1994 before the Agent to the Government. The appellate authority dismissed the appeal on 14-12-2001. The father of the petitioner ﬁled W.P.No. 8021 of 2001 assailing the order of the appellate authority. Pending W.P.No. 8021 of 2001, the father of the petitioner died and the petitioner came on record as 2nd petitioner as per order dated 10-3-2006 in W.P.M.P.No. 3930 of 2006. The writ petition came to be disposed of on 7-8-2008 directing the petitioner to ﬁle a revision. As directed by this Court in W.P.No. 8021 of 2001, the petitioner ﬁled revision on 20-10-2008 before the 1st respondent. He also moved stay application. The 1st respondent has not passed orders either on the revision or stay application. Hence, this writ petition. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission, learned Assistant Government Pleader received notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 4. 4. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 1st respondent is not passing any orders either on the revision or on the stay application moved by him on 20-10-2008. 5. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider the revision/stay application of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders. There shall be status quo existing as on this day with regard to the nature of the land in dispute till the disposal of the revision or stay application, whichever is earlier. No order as to costs. ______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 24th October, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 23430 OF 2008 24th October, 2008.