THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.787 of 2007 17.1.2007 Between: Shaik Mohammad Yaseen, S/o.Shaik Sahen Peeran And another … Petitioners AND The Sub Collector, Madanapalle, Chittoor District And another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.787 of 2007 ORDER: The two petitioners seek a writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to pass appropriate orders on the application filed by the petitioners along with appeal against the orders of the second respondent dated 22.12.2006. Be it noted that the second respondent by proceedings dated 22.12.2006 ordered resumption of the land admeasuring Acs.2.09 in survey No.1312/5 and Acs.0.45 in survey No.1312/10 situated at Pothabolu Village of Madanapalli Mandal in Chittoor District, from the petitioners, under Section 4(1)(b) of A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (the Act, for brevity). The application for stay was not disposed of. Therefore, they filed the present writ petition. Along with the writ petition, the petitioners have annexed a copy of the appeal filed before the first respondent in which they also prayed for suspension of the order of the Mandal Revenue Officer (MRO), Madanapalle Mandal. As the application is statedly pending before the first respondent, it would be proper for the first respondent to pass appropriate orders on the stay application, having regard to the fact that the petitioners were in possession of the land before the MRO ordered resumption. This exercise may be completed within a period of one week from the date of a copy of this order. The writ petition, with the above observations, is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _____________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) January 17, 2007. NOTE Dispatch order copy today. (By order) YS