THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.31585 OF 2011 ORDER: The action of the first respondent, in not disposing of the appeal bearing Roc.No.E/1557/98, is questioned in this Writ Petition as being arbitrary and illegal. When the matter came up on 30.11.2011, Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) sought time to obtain instructions. Thereafter, the matter again suffered another adjournment on 07.12.2011. Today the Learned Government Pleader, on instructions, would submit that the appeal is pending on the file of the first respondent, and shall be disposed of within two weeks from today. It does not stand to reason that an appeal, preferred as early as in the year 1998, should be kept pending for years together. I consider it appropriate, therefore, to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the first respondent to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of two weeks from today, and communicate his order to the petitioner herein. The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly. However, in the circumstances, without costs. _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J December 19, 2011 Note: Issue C.C. by 23.12.2011. B/O.MD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.31585 OF 2011 December 19, 2011 MD