THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION Nos.550;551 & 556 of 2008 DATED: 18-01-2008 Sunkar Ashok Babu & others. ...PETITIONERS AND The District Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District & 2 others. …RESPONDENTS COMMON ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. 2. It is the case of the petitioners that as against the resumption orders passed against them by the 3rd respondent- Tahsildar, Nandigama mandal, Krishna District in Rc.B.95/2007, dated 30-08-2007; 25-08-2007; and 13-10-2007 respectively in resuming the lands of an extent of Ac.2.20 cents, Ac.1.80 cents and Ac.2.50 cents respectively situated at Polukonda village, which are originally assigned in favour of the Field Labour Co-operative Society and others and transferred in favour of the petitioners in violation of the provisions of sub-Sections 2 and 3 of Section 3 of the A.P.Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 ( for brevity, ‘the Act’), petitioners filed appeals before the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudivada within the prescribed time, but no action has been taken so far. Hence, the present Writ Petitions. 3. If any appeals are received and pending against the said resumption orders of the 3rd respondent, I am of the opinion that there cannot be any justification on the part of the 2nd respondent in not passing orders on the said appeals. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudivada, Krishna District is directed to consider and dispose of the appeal Nos.1141/2007; 1140/2007; and other appeal said to have been filed by the petitioner in W.P.No.556 of 2007, if any pending, and pending disposal of the appeals, status quo, obtaining as on today, with regard to possession of the said resumed lands shall be maintained. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petitions are disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________________ V. ESWARAIAH, J 18th January, 2008. Tsy