IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 28690 of 2008 Between: Smt.Sunkara Sree Venkata Ramamani W/o.S.Madhusudan Rao Resident of Plot No.345, Road No.79, Jubilee Hills, Ramanaidu Studio Road, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Revenue Dept., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Joint Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad. 3 Revenue Divisional Officer, Chevella Division, Ranga Reddy District. 4 Tahsildar/Mandal Revenue Officer, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy 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 any writ, order or direction, preferably a Writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent herein in dismissing the application for stay by proceedings No.E1/1458/2008 dated 04.12.2008 pending the Revision filed by the Petitioner on 20/2/2008 in respect of land admeasuring Ac.1.17 guntas in Survey No.4/5 and Ac.1.10 guntas in Survey No. 4/12 of Ghansimiyaguda Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, as arbitrary and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India; and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner in respect of land admeasuring Ac.1.17 guntas in Survey No.4/5 and Ac.1.10 guntas in Survey No. 4/12 of Ghansimiyaguda Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District; and to pass such other and further orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.VENUGOPAL Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 28690 of 2008 03-06-2009 Oral Order: This writ petition is directed against the discretionary order of the 2nd respondent dated 04-12-2008 declining grant of stay in a revision preferred by the petitioner to the said respondent under Section 4 (B) of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’), aggrieved by the order of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Chevella Division, Ranga Reddy District dated 08- 02-2008 confirming the order of the 4th respondent directing the eviction of the petitioner on the ground that she purchased non-alienable lands in contravention of the provisions of Section 3 of the Act. The 2nd respondent is a quasi-judicial authority, who has recorded a satisfaction that it is not a fit case for grant of interim stay. It is not within the province of Article 226 of the Constitution of India to sit in appeal over the exercise of discretion by the quasi judicial authority. On the aforesaid analysis, this Court discerns no reasons for interference. The 2nd respondent is however directed to expeditiously dispose of the revision within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 03-06-2009 Pvks