THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO W.P.No.21487 OF 2010 ORDER: This writ petition has been instituted aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the Director of Settlements in deciding the appeal preferred by the petitioner against the orders passed by the Settlement Officer/Sub- Collector, Bhadrachalam. When this matter appeared on 27.8.2006, at the request of the learned Government Pleader who took notice, the matter was adjourned. Ultimately, today the learned Governmetn Pleader for Revenue, upon receipt of instructions in writing has submitted that the Director of Settlements, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, has now started entertaining the appeals in view of the interim suspension of the operation of the orders passed by the State Government delegating the power for hearing and deciding the appeals preferred against the orders of the Settlement Officer in favour of the Project Officer, ITDA, Bhadrachalam. In view of the statement made by the learned Government Pleader for Revenue that the 1st respondent would be entertaining the appeals, the apprehension entertained in this writ petition is defeated. Therefore, the 1st respondent is directed to call for the appeal records and decide the same as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. --------------------------------- Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J Dt : 28th September 2010 knk