IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15873 of 2009 Between: K.Dhanamma, W/o. Late Ramachandran, R/o. D.Venganapalli Village, T.Chavatapalli Post, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Chittoor, Chittoor District. .....RESPONDENT 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respodent to dispose off the proceedings pending before him in ROC.No.F/374/08, dt. 3-3-2009 as expeditiously as possible by declaring the action of the respondent in keeping the proceedings pendng before him for quite long as illegal, arbitrary and violative of ARticle 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : Order:- Heard the Counsel. 2. The G.P. for Land Acquisition takes notice on5-8-2009 and requested time to get instructions. 3. The matter is coming up for admission today. 4. The writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to disposeof the proceedings pending before him in ROC No.F/374/08, dt.3-3-2009 as expeditiously as possible by declaring the action of the respondent in keeping the proceedings pending before him for quite long as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and pass such other suitable orders. 5. It is stated that the Legal Services Authority, Chittoor, dismissed the complaint on 14-10-2008 and directed the parties to approach the appropriate authority and accordingly the present writ petition is filed. The Government had acquired the land for the purpose of house sites under Indiramma scheme and accordingly by resuming the land granted compensation vide orders of the respondent dt.2-3-2008 in ROC No.F/374/2008 for an amount of Rs.2,94,000/- to be paid to them. It is also stated that the respondent issued notice on 3-3-2009 calling the petitioner to appear on 12-3-2009 to submit the objections. Several further facts had been narrated in paras 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and8 of the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. 6. This Court is not inclined to express any opinion touching other merits and demerits but however inasmuch as the grievance of the petitioner is that the pending proceeding is not being disposed of by the respondent, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to dispose of the proceeding ROC No.F/374/2008 dt.3-3-2009 as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of the order. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. No order as to costs. ____________________ Justice P.S.Narayana 12th August, 2009 smr