IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 10791 of 2009 Between: Ravuri Prasad, S/o. Late Nageswara Rao, R/O.Indukurupeta (V), Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavary District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Additional Agent to the Government, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 2 The Agency Divisional Officer, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 3 The Tahsildar, Devipatnam, East Godavari District. 4 The Special Deputy Tahsildar, Tribunal Welfare, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavary District. 5 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare (LTR-1) Department, Secretariat, at Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS 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 appropriate Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondents in taking steps to dispossess the petitioner from his lands of Hec.3.46 acres (Ac. 8.65 Cents) of land in R.S. No. 281/2 of Indukuru Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District in pursuance of the order passed by the 1st respondent in CMA No. 32/2007 dt.6-4-2009 as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the above mentioned land pending disposal of the revision filed before the 5th respondent in the interest of justice and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No.10791 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner herein claims to be in possession and enjoyment of 3.46 hectors of land situated in Sy.No.281/2 of Indukuru village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari district. Having initiated the proceedings under the A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation, 1959 the second respondent, by order dated 15-10-2007, ordered ejectment of the petitioner from the land in question holding that the petitioner who is a non-tribal has encroached into the said land. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the first respondent, which was also dismissed by order dated 06-04-2009. As against the said order the petitioner preferred a Revision Petition before the 5th respondent-Government along with an application for stay of eviction. Alleging that the 5t h respondent failed to consider his Revision Petition and no orders have been passed even on his application for stay and in the meanwhile, the respondents are taking steps to dispossess the petitioner from the land in question, the present Writ Petition is filed. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare. Admittedly, the Revision Petition arising out of the order of ejectment passed by the second respondent is pending before the 5th respondent. Hence, it would be appropriate to protect the possession of the petitioner till the statutory revision is considered and decided on merits. Accordingly, without going into the merits of the case, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 5th respondent to dispose of the Revision Petition preferred by the petitioner, following due process of law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three (3) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, status-quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained as regards the nature and possession of the land in question. No costs. ____________ G.ROHINI, J Dt.02.06.2009 PN/KH