IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO :4628 of 2008 Between: Smt. I.Elishamma, W/o.Srinivasa Rao, R/o. Chirumarri Village Mudigonda Mandal, Khammam Dist., ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Dist., Collector & Khammam Dist., at Khammam. 2 The Joint Collector & Addl.Dist., Magistrate, Khammam Dist., Khammam. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam, Khammam Dist., .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.PALLE NAGESWAR RAO Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR CIVIL SUPPLIES The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in not disposing of the revision petition filed by the petitioner on 25.03.2003 against order, dated 22.02.2003 passed by respondent No.2 in appeal, as illegal. Heard Sri P.Nageswar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies. The grievance of the petitioner is that though against the order passed by respondent No.2 on 22.02.2003, whereby he dismissed the petitioner’s appeal filed against order, dated 18.01.2002 passed by respondent No.3 cancelling her authorization, the petitioner filed the revision on 25.03.2003 and almost five (5) years have elapsed since then, respondent No.1 has not so far disposed of the revision. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Civil Supplies, on instructions, stated that the revision petition filed by the petitioner is posted for hearing on 29.03.2008. It is regrettable that despite lapse of five years period, the revision petition filed by the petitioner is still kept pending. The respondents should keep in view the adage ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ in disposing of the statutory appeals/revisions. Since the revision petition is posted for hearing on 29.03.2008, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.1 to hear the said case on the said date and dispose of the same at the earliest, without any further adjournment of the case. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.6010 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 10th MARCH, 2008 Note: furnish c.c. in five (5) days. B/o kvni