IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWELVETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 11499 of 2009 Between: Kankipati Laxmana Rao, S/o. Apparao, R/O. Indukurupeta (V), Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavary District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Additional Agent to the Government, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 2 The Agency Divisional Officer, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District. 4 Pathara Chellayamma, W/o. Muniyya, R/o. Indukurupeta Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavary District. 5 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare (LTR-1) Department, Secretariat, at Hyderabad. ...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 issue appropriate Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents in steps to dispossess the petitioner from his lands to an extent of Hec.1.63 acres(Ac.4.00 cents) of land in Sy.NO. 102/3 Situated at Indukurupeta Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District in pursuance of the order passed by the 1st respondent in CMA No. 33/2007 dt. 27-4-2009 as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the above mentioned land pending disposal of the revision filed before the 5th respondent in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.11499 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner herein claims to be in possession and enjoyment of Ac.4.00 cents of land situated in Sy.No.102/3 of Indukurupeta Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District. The Special Deputy Collector (Tribal Welfare), Ramapchodavaram, by order, dated 22.11.2007, made under Section 3 (1) of the A.P. Scheduled Area Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970 ordered ejectment of the petitioner from the land in question. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred CMA.No.33 of 2007 before the 1st respondent – Additional Agent to the Government. The said Appeal was dismissed by order dated 27.4.2009. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred a Revision Petition before the Government of A.P. on 4.5.2009 along with an application for stay of the ejectment ordered by the Special Deputy Collector. However, the petitioner’s Revision Petition has not been considered and no order has been passed even on his application for stay. Hence the present writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents. Since the Statutory Revision is pending before the 5th respondent, it would be appropriate to protect the possession of the petitioner till the said Revision Petition is disposed of in accordance with law. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merits, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 5th respondent to dispose of the Revision Petition pending on its file as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. Till such orders are passed, status-quo obtaining as on today as to the nature and possession of the premises in question shall be maintained. No costs. _______________ Justice G. Rohini Dt.12.06.2009 mrb