THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No :21297 of 2006 DATED:22-06-2007 BETWEEN: Gaddai Rambabu. ..... PETITIONER AND The Government of A.P., Social Welfare (CV) Department, Rep., by its Additional Secretary to Government, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioner seeks a writ of certiorari calling for the records relating to and in connection with the order passed by the Government in their Memo No.11611/CV-2/2006-1, dated 07-10- 2006 rejecting the request for stay of the operation of the order of the District Collector, which is under appeal before the Government and to quash the same. 3. This Court, on 13-10-2006 while issuing notice before admission, granted interim suspension of the proceedings of the 2nd respondent-District Collector, Srikakulam, dated 21-08-2006, and observed that the said order will not preclude the Government to proceed with the appeal pending on its file. 4. Since no counter has been filed and having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, Writ Petition is disposed of setting aside the order of the Government in Memo No.11611/CV- 2/2006-1, dated 07-10-2006. There shall be stay of operation of the proceedings of the District Collector, Srikakulam in Rc.No.1755/1999/C-1, dated 21-08-2006, pending disposal of the appeal. 1st respondent is directed to dispose of the appeal, if not already disposed of, as expeditiously as possible in accordance with law. No order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 22nd June, 2007. Tsy