IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 27473 of 2008 Between: Posham Narsimha Rao, s/o. Late Narsimha Rao, R/o. Bandarugudem Village, Manuguru Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of A.P. Rep by its Secretary, Tribunal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Additional Agent to Government & Project Officer, I.T.D.A. Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 3 The Agency Divisional Officer, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 4 The Tahsildar, Manuguru Mandal, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a writ or direction preferably writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in not passing appropriate orders either on the stay petition or on the revision itself filed on 6-12-2008 against the order of 2nd respondent dt. 7-6-2008 in C.M.A. No. 24/2006 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the 1st respondent to consider and dispose of the stay petition or the revision itself within a reasonable time and further direct the respondents or their subordinate staff not to dispossess the petitioner from the land in Sy.No. 138/21 (138/1580 old) measuring an extents of Acs. 2-00 gts situated at Manuguru Village and Mandal of Khammam District, pending disposal of the revision on the file of the 1st respondent. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.R.SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioner’s father purchased an extent of Acs.2.00 of land in survey No.138/21 (138/1580 old) situated at Manuguru Village and Mandal of Khammam District and ever since, his father was in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the same. After the death of his father, the petitioner inherited the said property, and he is also eking out his livelihood by attending to agricultural operations in the said land. Stating that the transaction between the father of the petitioner and his vendor is contrary to the provisions of the A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959, the Special Deputy Collector initiated proceedings in L.T.R.Case No.473/98/MGR at the instance of one D.Satyanarayana Raju. However, the said proceedings were dismissed. Again the Special Deputy Collector initiated proceedings in L.T.R.Case No.267/2004/MGR at the instance of one Rayala Venkata Narayana, against the petitioner, and the said proceedings were also dropped. Questioning the said proceedings, one Kangala Venkaiah preferred an appeal, being C.M.A.No.24 of 2006, before the second respondent – Additional Agent to Government and Project Officer, I.T.D.A., Bhadrachalam. The second respondent allowed the said appeal holding that the petitioner has no right whatsoever, and it is only Kangala Venkaiah, who is the absolute owner. Assailing the said order, the petitioner preferred a revision before the first respondent – Government on 06.12.2008 along with an application for suspension of the said order. But no orders have been passed as yet. Hence, he filed the present writ petition. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare, this Court is of the view that the writ petition can be disposed of at the stage of admission by directing the first respondent to dispose of the revision expeditiously. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of, at the stage of admission, with a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the revision said to have been filed by the petitioner within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and pending such disposal, the petitioner shall not be dispossessed from the land in his possession. No costs. ________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Dated:17.12.2008 Note:Furnish C.C. in three days. (B/o) GJ