IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 13876 of 2008 Between: 1 Sriramaneni Hanumantha Rao S/o.(late) Ramakotaiah R/o.H.No.5-6-1, Rajivnagar, Palwancha, Khammam District. 2 Smt. Sriramaneni Vijayalaxmi W/o.Sriramaneni Hanumantha Rao R/o.H.No.5-6-1, Rajivnagar, Palwancha, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Palwancha, Khammam District. 2 The Tahsildar, Mandal Revenue Office, Palwancha, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.P.V.RAMANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in disposing of the appeal filed by the petitioners against order, dated 17.01.2008 of respondent No.2 and also in protecting their lands as illegal and arbitrary. Heard Sri P.V.Ramana, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. The short grievance of the petitioners raised in this writ petition is that against order, dated 17.01.2008 passed by respondent No.2 wherein he held that the lands, over which the petitioners claimed right, are either ceiling surplus assigned lands or part of Government land and part of private land, the petitioners filed a statutory appeal before respondent No.1 in February, 2008 and that despite granting six adjournments in the said appeal, respondent No.1 has not been disposing of the same. They averred that in the absence of an order of stay granted by respondent No.1 pending appeal, there is a threat of lands being occupied by encroachers or third parties. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, I am of the view that interests of justice would be met if respondent No1 is directed to dispose of the appeal, C.M.A.No.1 of 2008, pending before respondent No.1 with reasonable expedition. Accordingly, respondent No.1 is directed to dispose of the said appeal within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Since the petitioners’ claim over the lands, which are subject matter of the appeal, is pending adjudication in a statutory appeal, I feel it just and necessary that the respondents shall not create any third party rights pending the appeal. Ordered accordingly. For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.17911 of 2008 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NARAGJUNA REDDY, J 1st JULY, 2008. Note:issue copy in three(3) days. B/o kvni