THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.7274 of 2009 ORDER: The Tahsildar, Ongole, 2nd respondent herein initiated proceedings against the petitioner under the provisions of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act in relation to Ac.2.40 cents of land in Survey No.120/10 of Mamidipalem Village. After issuing notice to the petitioner, the 2nd respondent passed an order dated 30.07.2008 directing resumption of the land. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the 1st respondent together with an application for stay. The grievance of the petitioner is that no orders have been passed in the application for stay so far and it is alleged that the 2nd respondent is trying to dispossess the petitioner from the land, in the meanwhile. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Assignment. The petitioner had availed the statutory remedy of appeal before the 1st respondent. If the petitioner is dispossessed even while the appeal is pending, the very purpose of preferring it would be defeated. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the order dated 30.07.2008 shall remain stayed during the pendency of the appeal preferred by the petitioner against the said order before the 1st respondent. There shall be no order s to costs. _________ 08.04.2009 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.7274 of 2009 Date: 08.04.2009 JSU