THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26517 of 2010 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for respondents 1 to 3. This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “For the reasons stated in accompanying affidavit, the Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring order in LTR CaseNo.76/2002/ASPM, dated 22.07.2006, passed by respondent No.2 and also in not passing any order in appeal or stay petition filed by the petitioner on 02.09.2010 as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the A.P. Scheduled Area Land Transfer Regulation, violation of principles of natural and unconstitutional and direct the respondent not to dispossess the petitioner from 8 acres 39 guntas of land in Sy.No.127/7/Voo of Amerdha Village, Ashwapuram Mandal, Khammam District.” The petitioner claims ownership and possessory rights in respect of land to an extent of Acs.8.39 guntas covered by Survey No.127/7/Voo of Amardha Village, Ashwapuram Mandal, Khammam District. It is his case that such land is ancestral property and devolved upon him by succession. It is his further case that basing on the entry in Pahani of 1993-94, the second respondent - Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Bhadrachalam, Khammam, by order, dated 22.07.2006, without even recording a finding on transfer and in contravention of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959, as amended by Regulations 2 of 1963 and 1 of 1970, ordered eviction of the petitioner and to take the land in question into Government custody. It is submitted that after service of the said order, the petitioner carried the matter by way of appeal before the first respondent – Additional Agent to the Government, Project Officer, ITDA, Bhadrachalam, Khammam District, on 28.09.2010, and the same is pending consideration. By virtue of the provisions under the A.P. Scheduled Area Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959, there is a prohibition of transfer of lands from tribals to non-tribals with effect from 01.12.1963. By further amended Regulation 1 of 1970, said prohibition is also extended inter se non-tribals also, with effect from 03.02.1970. A Full Bench of this Court in the case of GADDAM NARSA REDDY AND OTHERS v. COLLECTOR, ADILABAD DISTRICT AND OTHERS[1] held that the aforesaid Regulations are prospective in operation, but not retrospective. A perusal of the impugned order shows that there is no finding recorded by the primary authority that any transfer, claimed by the petitioner, is in contravention of either Regulation 1 of 1959 or 1 of 1970. In any event, as it is stated that the appeal filed by the petitioner is still pending consideration, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, directing the 1st respondent-appellate authority to dispose of the appeal preferred by the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, with a further direction to the respondents to maintain status quo with regard to the land admeasuring Acs.8-39 guntas covered by Survey No.127/7/Voo of Amardha Village, Ashwapuram Mandal, Khammam District, till disposal of the appeal preferred by the petitioner. Subject to the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 27th OCTOBER, 2010. Note: issue c.c. in two (2) days. kvni [1] AIR 1982 AP 1 (Full Bench)