IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 14325 of 2008 Between: Kondlapudi Venugopal Reddy S/o.Narayana Reddy Gunapadu Village, Chittamuru Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Sub-Collector, Gudur, Nellore District. 2 The Tahsildar, Chittamuru Mandal, Chittamuru, Nellore District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or direction declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not considering the appeal and stay application filed by the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary and consequentially direct the respondents not to resume the land in S.No.195 B1B an extent of Ac.0-90 situated at Gunapadu village, from the petitioner pending disposal of the appeal before 1st respondent, and pass such other or further order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.GANGA RAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 14325 of 2008 Order: As against the impugned order dated 15.02.2008, passed by the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, Chittamuru Mandal, Nellore District, resuming the land in question to the Government, the petitioner states that he preferred appeal before the 1st respondent, namely the Sub-Collector, Gudur, Nellore District, along with stay petition on 12.05.2008, but till date no orders thereon have been passed, and pending disposal of the said appeal, the 2nd respondent is trying to resume the land in question. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, and both of them agreed for disposal of the writ petition with the following directions: The 2nd respondent, namely the Sub-Collector, Gudur, Nellore District, is directed to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained by the parties. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 04.07.2008 Nsr