THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.14779 of 1998 Dated:18.07.2006 Between: Sadi Sattaiah. …Petitioners and The State of A.P, rep.by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, and others. …Respondents THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.14779 of 1998 ORDER: The petitioner filed the instant writ petition alleging that he along with 144 other persons belonging to weaker sections of the Society is cultivating the land admeasuring Acs.200.00 situated in Survey Nos.123 to 135 of Mamidipalli Village, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, for sometime. The said land was identified as surplus land under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 (for short ‘the Act’), and the same was proposed for assignment to landless poor persons. However, in May 1998 the Village Administrative Officer directed the petitioner and others to vacate the land, aggrieved by which, the present writ petition is filed seeking a declaration and direction. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (General) submits that the appeal filed by declarant under Section 20 of the Act is pending, and therefore, the application of the petitioner for assignment of the land could not be considered. This Writ Petition is filed in 1998 and has been pending in this Court. Therefore, the Mandal Revenue Officer should review the situation again and pass appropriate orders on the request of the petitioner and others for assignment of the surplus agricultural land in their favour. If the petitioner along with others is in possession, till they are evicted by due process of law, there shall be status quo. The Writ Petition, with the above observations and directions, is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 18.07.2006 vs