THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.11256 OF 2010 DATED 5TH JULY, 2010 BETWEEN K.Panasaiah … Petitioner And The Commissioner (Appeals) of Land Administration, O/o Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Hyderabad. And Others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.11256 OF 2010 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is with regard to the inaction of the Commissioner (Appeals), Land Administration, Hyderabad, the first respondent, in disposing of the stay application filed along with the revision preferred by the petitioner against the order of the Joint Collector, Chittoor, in Proceedings D.Dis(E4)/1827/2003 dated 18.02.2010. Copies of the revision petition along with the stay application are made part of the record and evidence that the same were filed on 23.04.2010. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Assignment, on instructions, stated that the matter was pending on the file of the first respondent and that the petitioner has also filed an application on 01.07.2010 with regard to the present status. The plea of the petitioner that this Court should step in by exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution for providing interim protection to him pending disposal of the statutory remedy cannot be countenanced. As held by the Supreme Court in ASSISTANT COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE, CHANDAN NAGAR V/s. DUNLOP INDIA LTD.[1], Article 226 is not intended to be used for circumventing statutory remedies. Needless to state, such authorities are required to be prompt in discharge of their quasi judicial functions under the statute, so that the rights of parties are given timely protection. Delay on the part of statutory authorities in disposing of stay applications not only engenders futility of adjudication in some cases, but also causes distrust in the system. Such situations need to be avoided. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of at the threshold directing the first respondent to consider the stay application filed by the petitioner in the revision preferred against the Proceedings D.Dis(E4)/1827/2003 dated 18.02.2010, after giving due opportunity of hearing to the parties and pass reasoned orders within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ---------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR, J. 5TH JULY, 2010 PGS/VGSR [1] AIR 1985 SC 330