IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15350 of 2008 Between: Kolla Mastanappa S/o.Laleppa (late) R/o.M.Kothur Village, Muntimugdugu Post, Garlidinne Mandal, Anantapur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Anantapur, Anantapur District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer. Anantapur. 3 The Tahsildar, Garladinne Mandal, Anantapur District. 4 The Station House Officer, Garladinne Police Station, Garladinne, Anantapur District. 5 Yellamma W/o.Late Vannurappa M.Kothur Village, Muntimugdugu Post, Garlidinne Mandal, Anantapur District. ...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 a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents trying to dispossessing the petitioner from the lands in Sy.No. 569-8 Ac.0.96 cents Sy.No.566-11 Ac.0.23 cents Sy.No.566-14 Ac.1.05 cents Sy.No.565-10 Ac.1.36 Cents situated at Kesavapuram Village, Garladinne Mandal, Anantapur District as illegal, arbitrary, violation of principles of natural jsutice and violation of Article 14 and 19 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents no to dispossess the petitioner from the land in Sy.No. 569-8 Ac.0.96 cents Sy.No.566-11 Ac.0.23 cents Sy.No.566-14 Ac.1.05 cents Sy.No.565-10 Ac.1.36 Cents situated at Kesavapuram Village, Garladinne Mandal, Anantapur District, the and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.N.ASWARTHA NARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess the petitioner from the lands in Sy.No.569-8 in an extent of Ac.0.96 cents, Sy.No.566.11 to an extent of Ac.0.23 cents, Sy.No.566.14 to an extent of Ac.1.05 cents Sy.No.565.10 to an extent of Ac.1.36 cents situated at Kesavapuram Village, Garladinne Mandal, Ananthapur District. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue and the learned counsel appearing for the 5th respondent. It is the case of the petitioner that the subject matter of lands are assigned in his favour vide proceedings D.A.Dis.No.72/1411 dated 30.3.2002 by the 3rd respondent and final patta certificate was also issued to him and the possession of the lands was delivered to him along with 10-1 adangals and since then he is in possession and enjoyment of the said lands. While the matters stood thus, the 5th respondent filed an appeal before the 2nd respondent – Revenue Divisional Officer in the year 2007 challenging the assignment granted in favour of the petitioner and vide orders dated 19.4.2008, the same was dismissed. Aggrieved by the same, the 5th respondent filed a revision petition before the 1st respondent-Joint Collector along with a stay petition. While entertaining the said revision petition the stay petition was dismissed against which the 5th respondent filed a writ petition before this Court being W.P.No.11953 of 2008, which was disposed of at the admission stage itself directing the 1st respondent-Joint Collector to dispose of the matter expeditiously and till then the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer was stayed. The grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that taking advantage of the said orders, respondents 4 and 5 are trying to dispossess him from the subject matter of lands. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue submits that since admittedly, the revision petition filed by the 5th respondent before the 1st respondent –Joint Collector is still pending, instead of this Court going into the merits of the matter, the revisional authority may be directed to dispose of the revision itself, for which the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the 5th respondent agreed. In the circumstances, without going into the merits of the matter, the 1st respondent Joint Collector, Ananthapur is directed to dispose of the revision petition filed by the 5th respondent as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and till then status quo obtaining as on date shall be maintained. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. N.V.RAMANA,J Dt.11.8.2008 msv ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Joint Collector, Anantapur, Anantapur District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer. Anantapur. 3 The Tahsildar, Garladinne Mandal, Anantapur District. 4 The Station House Officer, Garladinne Police Station, Garladinne, Anantapur District. 5 2CCs to Govt.Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyd. 6 2CD copies