THE HONOURBALE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WP NO.19090 OF 2007 Between: Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, rep. By its Authorized Signatory and Director(legal) N.L.Narasima Das .…Petitioner Vs. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Revenue, Hyderabad, rep. By its Principal Secretary and others …Respondents THE HONOURBALE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WP NO.19090 OF 2007 ORAL ORDER Heard Sri D.Prakash Reddy, the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignment) for the respondents. By an order dated.15-12-2005 of the 4th respondent served on the petitioner on 17-12-2005 resumption of lands in an extent of Ac.10.20guntas in Sy.No.44 along with structures therein in Bachupally Village, Quthubullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, has been ordered. This order was passed on the ground that these were assigned lands and in transgression of the provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (POT) Act,1977, the writ petitioner purchased these lands from the assignees. As against the said order, the petitioner preferred an appeal to the 3rd respondent on 06-09-2007 along with an application for interim relief. In view of the order dated.15-12-2005 the respondents are stated to have resumed the lands and taken up the process of demolition of the structures therein. The petitioner asserts that some of the structures house chemical and pharmaceutical equipment and material which may also be hazardous to the public apart from the activity of demolition causing them irreparable, economic and other loss. The singular ground urged at the oral admission hearing is that the petitioner should not be put to an irreparable process of deprivation of its rights including to the property in the premises without enabling them reasonable pursuit of the appellate remedy already availed of before the 3rd respondent. The learned Government pleader for Revenue (Assignment) submits that the 3rd respondent would consider and pass an appropriate order on the petitioner’s appeal within a period of two weeks and till then status quo as existing as on date would be maintained and that no further demolition will be pursued. It is also stated that possession has already been resumed from the petitioner. Recording this submission and directing the 3rd respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal of the petitioner dated.06-09-2007 within two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order and communicate the decision of the 3rd respondent to the petitioner by registered post with acknowledgment due apart from any other mode of service of the order as appears reasonable to the 3rd respondent, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No order as to costs. _________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 7th SEPTEMBER 2007 Note: Issue CC As soon As possible (B/o) *TSNR/PVSN