IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Appeal No. 800 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 29/05/2008 in Writ Petition 488 of 2006 on the file of the High Court.) Between: R.V.B.S. Choultry, Peddapuram Village, Rep. by its Executive Officer, East Godavari District. ... APPELLANT AND 1) Satyadeva Sannakaru Rythu Sangham, Peddapuram Village, Rep. by its President, Revada Kannaiah S/o.Late Ramulu aged 55 yrs, Occ: Cultivation, R/o. Peddapuram, E.G. District. 2) The State of Andhra Pradesh Represented by its Principal Secretary to Government (Revenue), Endowments Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3) The Commissioner of Endowments, Endowments Department, Tilak Nagar, Abids, Hyderabad. 4) The Regional Joint Commissioner, Multi Zone-I, Endowments Department, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 5) The Assistant Commissioner, Multi Zone-I, Endowments Department, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: MR.V.T.M.PRASAD Counsel for Respondent No.1: MR.M.S.RAMCHANDRA RAO Counsel for Respondent Nos.2 to 5: NONE APPEARED The Court made the following: Judgment: (Per Shri Anil R. Dave, Chief Justice) 1. Interim order dated 29.5.2008 passed by the learned Single Judge in WPMP No.14567 of 2008 in Writ Petition No.488 of 2006 has been challenged in this appeal. 2. By virtue of the impugned order, it has been directed that status quo with regard to the property in question is to be maintained by the parties. 3. The appellant Choultry owned agricultural lands admeasuring Ac.137-42 cts. bearing R.S.Nos.171 and 81 to 86 of Peddapuram Town and Mandal, East Godavari District. Out of the said land, the State of Andhra Pradesh has acquired Ac.31-42 cts. land in R.S.No.171. The appellant is desirous of leasing the remaining land, but by virtue of the impugned order, it has been restrained from leasing the same. Moreover, there is some dispute with regard to possession of the land also. 4. In the afore-stated circumstances, with the consent of the learned advocates and in the interest of justice as well as in the interest of the appellant, without prejudice to the rights of the parties, the following order is passed: The remaining land shall be given on lease for a period up to 30.4.2009 to respondent No.1 Sangham for total lease rent of Rs.4,00,000/-. If possession of the land in question is not with respondent No.1, the appellant shall handover possession of the said land to respondent No.1 on the following conditions with regard to payment of lease rent. 1) Rs.1,00,000/- shall be paid to the appellant on or before 11.8.2008. 2) Rs.50,000/- shall be paid on or before 07.9.2008. 3) Rs.2,50,000/- shall be paid on or before 30.4.2009. 5. It is clariﬁed that irrespective of the ﬁnal outcome of the writ petition, the afore-stated amount shall be paid by respondent No.1 Sangham to the appellant. 6. In view of the afore-stated arrangement made among the parties, the impugned order directing the parties to maintain status quo is quashed and the appeal is disposed of as allowed with no order as to costs. 7. Looking to the facts of the case, Registry is directed to notify Writ Petition No.488 of 2006 for ﬁnal hearing after Pongal Vacation, 2009. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ August 06, 2008 R. SUBHASH REDDY, J svs ........REGISTRAR To 1. 2.2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WA {SPJS}