THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.29042 of 2008 Date: 10.08.2009 Between: B. Munikrishnaiah. ..... PETITIONER AND The Revenue Divisional Officer and another. .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.29042 of 2008 ORDER: It is the case of the petitioner that he is a landless poor person and entitled for assignment of land, that the then Mandal Revenue Officer, after due enquiry, assigned an extent of Ac.1.00 cents in survey No.376/1 situated at Thandlam Village, Renigunta Mandal, Chittoor District, in favour of the petitioner and since then he has been in possession and enjoyment of the same. It is further stated that the land in question is surplus land declared under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1971. While so, the second respondent issued a notice on 11.12.2007 in Form I under Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfer) Rules, 2007, to the petitioner alleging that he contravened the conditions of assignment by alienating the land in question in favour of third person and asking him to file a detailed representation before the officer concerned. Then the petitioner filed a representation on 03.01.2008. However, the second respondent passed orders on 04.01.2008 cancelling the assignment in favour of the petitioner since he contravened the conditions of assignment. Aggrieved thereby the petitioner filed an appeal along with a petition seeking stay before the first respondent. Though the appeal was numbered, the interlocutory petition is not being disposed of. Therefore, he filed instant writ petition. While ordering notice before admission on 31.12.2008, this Court, pending further orders, granted stay of dispossession of the petitioner from the land in question pursuant to order dated 04.01.2008 passed by the second respondent. Having heard the learned counsel for both sides, perused the material available on record, and in view of the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court is of the opinion that the writ petition can be disposed of directing the first respondent to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner against order dated 04.01.2008 passed by the second respondent within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till then, the petitioner shall not be dispossessed from the land in question. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________ (C.V. RAMULU, J) 10th August, 2009 GHN