IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 28952 of 2008 Between: Kolli Satyanarayana, S/o. Peraiah, R/o. Assannagudem Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Additional Agent to Government of and Project Officer, I.T.D.A. Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 4 The Tahsildar, Dammapet Mandal, Khammam 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 or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the order issued by the 1st respodnent in Lr.No.9088/LTR- 2/2008-2 DT. 5-12-2008 (rejecting sty petition) without any notice and without any reason is illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently set aside the same further direct the respondents or their subordinate staff not to disposses me from possession and enjoyment of the property in sy.No.1132 measuring an extent of Acs.7-38 situated at Nagupalli Village of Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District, pending disposal of the revision on the file of the 1st respondent , and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: On the basis of a complaint given by a Tribal, proceedings under Section 3(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970, were initiated against the petitioner. However, the same were dropped by the original authority on 19.10.2005. Questioning the said dropping of the proceedings, the complainant approached the appellate authority by way of filing C.M.A.No. 63 of 2007 and the same was allowed by the appellate authority . As the said order is against the petitioner, he approached the revisional authority i.e., the first respondent herein along with stay application. However, the stay application filed seeking stay was rejected. Hence, the petitioner approached this court. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and also the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare. As submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the revision petition filed by the petitioner is pending before the first respondent. Therefore, it is desirable to direct the first respondent to dispose of the revision pending before him. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to dispose of the revision pending before him, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. However, it is made clear that during the pendency of the said revision, the petitioner shall not be dispossessed from the land in S.No. 1132 measuring an extent of Acs. 7.38 situated at Nagupalli Village of Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Dt. 30.12.2008 KA ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Additional Agent to Government of and Project Officer, I.T.D.A. Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 4 The Tahsildar, Dammapet Mandal, Khammam District. 5. Two CCs to G.P. for Social Welfare, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 6. 2CD copies