IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 20331 of 2008 Between: 1 IIIutapu Yadagiri S/o.Pedda Narasaiah, H.No.4-2-192 Ravindra Road Koratla Proper and (M) Karimnagar District 2 Gandra Pedda Lingaiah, S/o.Late Gandra Narasaiah,@ Narsimlu H.No.4-2-262 Ravindra Road Koratla Proper and (M) Karimnagar District 3 Akula Rajalingam S/o. Venkatrajam, H.No.4-1-1994 Balaji Road Koratla Proper and (M) Karimnagar District 4 IIIu Nadipi Narasaiah S/o.Late Nadipi Narsaiah H.No.4-2-226 Ravindra Road Koratla Proper and (M) Karimnagar District 5 Mohd Fareed S/o. Rajabosu H.No.4-2-238 Ravindra Road Koratla Proper and (M) Karimnagar District 6 IIlutapu Chinnaa Narsaiah, S/o Gangaram, H.No.4-2-227 Ravindra Road Koratla Proper and (M) Karimnagar District 7 IIlutapu Pedda Narsaiah, S/o. Chinna Narasaiah H.No.4-2-227 Ravindra Road Koratla Proper and (M) Karimnagar District 8 Manthena Linga Reddy, S/o.Lamaiah, H.No.4-2-238 Ravindra Road Koratla Proper and (M) Karimnagar District 9 Mohd.Raheem S/o. Mohd Sajeb, H.No.4-2-237 Ravindra Road Koratla Proper and (M) Karimnagar District 10 IIIutapu Gangu W/o Chinna Narasaiah, H.No.4-2-228 Ravindra Road Koratla Proper and (M) Karimnagar District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer Jagtial Division,Jagtial,Karimnagar District 2 The Tahsildar Koratla(M) Karimnagar 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 may be pleased to issue an order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus or any other writ declaring the action of the respondent No.2 in not passing any order in stay petition ﬁeld by the petitioners in Appeal No.A/1448 of 2008 dt 8-9-2008 which is preferred challenging the orders passed by the respondent No.2 in proceedings No B/174/08 dt 19-8-2008 is arbitrary illegal,null and void and violative of Articles 14,19 and 21 of the constitution of India and also violative of principles of natural justice consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners from their land in Sy. 1254 situated at Koratla,Karimnagar District until the disposal of the appeal. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.K.VENUMADHAV Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.20331 of 2008 ORDER: The main grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that as against the proceedings, dated 19.08.2008, passed by the 2nd respondent-Tahsildar, Koratla Mandal, Karimnagar District, resuming the lands in question to the Government, they ﬁled appeal bearing Appeal No.A/1448 of 2008, along with stay petition, before the 1st respondent-Revenue Divisional Oﬃcer, Jagtial Division, Jagtial, Karimnagar District, on 08.09.2008, but so far no orders thereon have been passed. Hence, they ﬁled the present writ petition seeking appropriate directions. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents and both of them agreed to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The 1st respondent is directed to consider and dispose of either the main appeal or the stay application preferred by the petitioners against the orders of the 2nd respondent, and pass appropriate orders thereon in accordance with law, expeditiously. Till such time, status quo obtaining as on today, with regard to possession of the subject lands, shall be maintained. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA,J 18.09.2008 v v