IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.1534 OF 2010 Between: B. Vidya, W/o. Venkatachalapathi ..... PETITIONER AND The Joint Collector, Madanapalle, Chittoor District and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.1534 OF 2010 ORDER: The matter is coming up for admission. 2. The writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring the action of respondent No.1 in not passing orders in the stay application or in the appeal filed by the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently to direct respondent No.1 to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal and pass such other suitable orders. 3. It is not in serious controversy that the appeal filed by the petitioner along with the stay application is pending disposal before respondent No.1. 4. In view of the facts and circumstances, this Court is of the considered opinion that the writ petition be disposed of directing respondent No.1 to consider and dispose of the appeal along with the stay application filed by the petitioner, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till then, status quo obtaining as on today to be maintained. 5. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J February 01, 2010 Note: Issue C.C. today. B/O.MD