IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14233 of 2008 Between: 1 Tamballa Venkateswara Rao, R/o. P.Ankampalem, Jeelugumilli Mandal, West Godavari Dsitrict. 2 Pilli Edukondalu, S/o. Narasayya, R/o. P.Ankampalem, Jellugumilli Mandal, West Godavari District. 3 Samyamanthula Satyanarayana, S/o. Sarvayya,Hindu, R/o. Kamayyapalem(V), Jeelugumilli Mandal, West Godavari Dsitrict. 4 Samyamanthula Krishna Rao, S/o. Sarvayya,Hindu, R/o. Kamayyapalem(V), Jeelugumilli Mandal, West Godavari Dsitrict. 5 Samyamanthula Veereswara Rao, S/o. Sarvayya,Hindu, R/o. Kamayyapalem(V), Jeelugumilli Mandal, West Godavari Dsitrict. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 State of A.P., Rep by the Ministry for Tribal Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretriat, Hyderabad. 2 Agent to the Goernment, District Collector, West Godavari Dsitrict at Eluru. 3 Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Polavaram,West Godavari District. 4 Special Deputy Tahsildar, Tribal Welfare, polavaram, West Godavari Dsitrict. .....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 of action of the respondents in trying to dispossess the petitioners from their lands measuring Ac.33.71 cents in R.S.No.39 and 40 of disposal of the revision on the file of the 1st respondent as illegal, to dispossess the petitioners from their lands measuring Ac.33.71 cents in R.S.No.39 and 40 of Narayanapuram village, jeelugumilli Mandal, W.G.District, consequent to the orders passed by the 2nd respondent in S.R.A.No.1/2007(F2), dt. 21.06.2008 confirming the orders of the 3rd respondent and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.CH.DHANAMJAYA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 14233 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been filed by petitioners who are five in numbers with a prayer to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess them from the lands, pending his revision before the 1st Respondent as arbitrary, illegal and unfair. 2. The petitioners No. 3 ,4 and 5 are the owners of the land admeasuring Ac.33-81 cents comprising R.S No.39 and 40 situated P.Narayanapuram village of Jeelugimilli Mandal, West Godavari District. Petitioners 1 and 2 are their farm servants. Proceedings have been initiated against them for ejectment on the ground of their occupation is contrary to the provisions of A.P. ( Scheduled Areas) Land Transfer Regulation 1/1959 as amended by Regulation 1/1970. The primary authority ordered for their ejectment. Thereupon, they filed an appeal as provided under Regulation 1/1959 as amended by Regulation 1/1970. The appellate authority confirmed the order of the primary authority. The petitioners filed revision before the Government of Andhra Pradesh represented by its Principal Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad-1st Respondent. Pending revision, Special Deputy Tahsildar, Polavaram, West Godavari District is contemplating to dispossess them from the lands in dispute. Hence, the writ petition. 3. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for Respondents 1,3 and 5. 4. Indisputably the revision filed by the petitioners is pending with the 1st Respondent. 5. In that view of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the 1st Respondent to consider the revision filed by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders. There shall be status quo with regard to the possession of the land in dispute pending the revision or till the disposal of the interlocutory application filed by the petitioners before the revisional authority, whichever is earlier. No order as to costs. _____________________________ Justice B.Seshasayana Reddy 3rd July, 2008. Note: C.C.in two days B/o KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 14233 OF 2008 3rd July, 2008.