HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 27353 of 2007 Dated 20th December, 2007 Between Dwarampudi Laxmana rao …Petitioner and The Additional Agent to the Government, Rampachodavaram, EG District, and, ors …Respondents. THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 27353 of 2007 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed questioning the validity of the order passed by the Agency Divisional Officer, Rampachodavaram, dated 22-10-2007 in Proceedings ADO.LTR No.57/2007. By the said order, the respondents have ordered eviction of the petitioner from the land admeasuring 3.88.5 Hec. covered by Sy.No.236 of Pothavaram village, Devipatnam Mandal in East Godavari district. It is the case of the petitioner that the above said land is covered by Ryotwari patta granted in favour of the father of the petitioner as early as on 18-8-1976. It is submitted that though there is no violation of the A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959, as amended by Regulation 1/70, but, however, the second respondent- Agency Divisional Officer-Rampachodavaram has passed the order of eviction. It is submitted that as against the said order of the primary authority, though the petitioner sent the appeal by registered post to the first respondent-appellate authority, but the same was refused to be received. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. Even according to the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition, no attempt is made by the petitioner to present the appeal in person before the appellate authority. As much as it is stated that ryotwari patta is granted to the father of the petitioner as early as on 18-8-1976 and in view of the availability of the alternative remedy of appeal against the order of eviction passed by the primary authority, I dispose of the Writ Petition permitting the petitioner to prefer appeal in person before the first respondent-appellate authority within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If such appeal is preferred, the first respondent shall receive the papers of the appeal and consider the same, on merits. Till the disposal of the appeal by the appellate autlhority, the respondents shall not enforce the order dated 22-10-2007 in Proceedings ADO LTR.No.57/2007, passed by the second respondent. It is made clear that if such appeal is not filed within the time granted above, it is open to the respondents to take further steps in accordance with law. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage. No order as to costs. ---------------------------------- JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY DATE: 20-12-2008 Msnr.