HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.10836 of 2010 Dated: 05.05.2010 Between: Gunupudi Venkata Narasimha Rao .. Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, and others .. Respondents ORDER: The petitioner filed the writ petition to declare the action of the 2nd respondent-Joint Collector, Prakasam District, Ongole in not disposing of the stay petition filed by him along with the revision petition against the orders passed by the 3rd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District in D.Dis.No.C/192,548,549/2008, dated 09.02.2010, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents not to dispossess him from the land in Survey No.13/3 admeasuring Ac.0.11 cents of Maddipadu Village and Mandal, Prakasam District, pending revision petition under Section 4-B of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’). The petitioner states that he has purchased agricultural land to an extent of Ac.0.11 cents in Survey No.13/3 of Vellampalli Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District vide registered sale deed dated 27.05.1996. While so, the 4th respondent-Tahsildar, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District resumed the said land for violation of Section 3(1) of the Act. It is stated that the said land is assigned land and the petitioner purchased the same in contravention of the provisions of the Act. As against the said order of the 4th respondent, the petitioner filed an appeal before the 3rd respondent under Section 4-A of the Act. Pending disposal of the appeal, this Court directed to maintain status quo by order dated 11.09.2008 in W.P.No.19783 of 2008. However, the said appeal was dismissed by order dated 09.02.2010 in D.Dis.No.C/192,548,549/2008. Against the dismissal of the said appeal, the petitioner filed revision petition under Section 4-B of the Act before the Joint Collector, Prakasam District and also filed an application for grant of stay pending disposal of the revision petition. It is stated that the revision petition was filed on 18.03.2010, but the 2nd respondent neither taken up the revision petition nor the stay application and pending disposal of the revision petition, respondents 3 and 4 are taking steps to dispossess the petitioner from the land in question. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to maintain status quo till the revision petition filed by the petitioner on 18.03.2010, against the order dated 09.02.2010 passed by the 3rd respondent, is considered and disposed of by the Joint Collector, Prakasam District. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ V.ESWARAIAH, J 05.05.2010 KH/RNS