IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 468 of 2005 Between: Karipireddy Ramanaiah, S/o. Raghavareddy, R/o. Siddareddypalem, H/o. Chennuru, Dagadarthi Mandal, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Nellore, Nellore District. 2 The Chairman & Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali, Nellore District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue a writ, order or direction one more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not entertaining the appeal filed by the petitioner and disposing of the stay petition filed along with it against the proceedings of the 2nd respondent date Nil of 2004 RC No. Rc.K. 2410/2004/DGP/Revenue/1080 and the proceedings dated Nil of 2004 in Rc.No. Nil of 2004 in respect of Ac.1-12 cents in Sy.No. 116-13 and Ac. 1-10 cents in Sy.No. 116-1P and Ac.10 cents in Sy.No. 117-2P situated at Chennuru of Dagadarthi Mandal, Nellore District, as illegal, arbitrary unjust and in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of constitution of India and provisions of A.P. Act 9 of 1977 and consequently direct the 1st respondent to entertain the appeal filed by the petitioner and dispose of the stay petition filed by the petitioner along with it and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.M.VENKATA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, and with their consent, the Writ Petition itself is disposed of at the stage of admission. In this writ petition, the petitioner is challenging the impugned proceedings passed by the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer in exercise of the powers under the Provisions of A.P.Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’) in respect of Ac.1.12 cents in Sy.No.116-13 Ac.1.10 cents in Sy.No.116-1P and Ac.1.00 cents in Sy.No.117-2P of Chennur village standing in the name of the petitioner. It is submitted that against the orders passed by the 2nd respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer, the petitioner already preferred appeal on 11.01.2005 under Section 4 of the Act, and also filed petition to suspend the orders of the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, which are pending on the file of the 1st respondent-Joint Collector. Assailing the action of the 1st respondent-Joint Collector, in not entertaining and disposing of the appeal, the petitioner filed this writ petition. In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission directing the 1st respondent-Joint Collector to consider the appeal and the suspension petition said to have been filed by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders either on the suspension petition or on the appeal in accordance with law. Till passing of such orders, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained. Dated: 20.01.2005 Dsr/nsr ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To: 1. The Joint Collector, Nellore, Nellore District 2. The Chairmand & Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali, Nellore District 3. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT) 5. Two CD copies