HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No. 293 of 2008 Date: 08-01-2008 Between: Bagathi Appa Rao ..... PETIT AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudivada Division, Gudivada, Krishna District and another. .....RESPOND THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO. 293 of 2008 ORDER: 1. Heard Sri Ganta Ramarao, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue representing the respondents. 2. The writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of first respondent in passing any order in the appeal filed by the petitioner against the impugned order dated 12-08-2007 passed by the second respondent without issuing any notice and without giving any opportunity as arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction and in violation of principles of natural justice and to pass such other orders. 3. It is brought to the notice of the Court that an appeal had been preferred and the same is pending before the first respondent. 4. In view of the facts and circumstances, let the first respondent dispose of the appeal within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till then, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. 5. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________________ P.S.NARAYANA,J Date: 08-01-2008 KLP/VA