THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No :763 of 2008 DATED:22-01-2008 BETWEEN: Bhupathi Raju Balarama Raju & 4 others. ..... PETITIONERS AND The District Collector, Machilipatnam, Krishna District & 2 others. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. 2. Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in dispossessing the petitioners on 22-01-2008 or any date from Ac.0.59 cents in R.S.No121/1, 121/2, 123/6, 124/1; 124/4B, 124/5B, 127/7A, and Ac.0.36 cents in R.S.No.61/2, Ac.1.84 cents in R.S.No.90/9, 90/10, Ac.1.15 cents in R.S.No.22/6, 22/5 and Ac.0.69 cents in R.S.Nos.147/2 in Muruthallapadu village, Mandavalli mandal, Krishna District while the appeals of the petitioners, dated 18-01-2008, are pending before the 2nd respondent, as illegal and arbitrary. 3. As against the various resumption orders passed in proceedings No.Rc.A.187/2007, dated 10-08-2007, petitioners filed appeals on 18-01-2008 before the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudiwada, but no action has been taken so far. Hence, the present Writ Petition. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances as the appeals are pending as on date, 2nd respondent is directed to consider and dispose of the said appeals, and pending disposal of the appeals status quo, obtaining as on today, with regard to possession of the lands covered by the resumption orders, which are the subject- matter of the appeals said to have been filed on 18-01-2008, shall be maintained. 5. Accordingly, Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J 22nd January, 2008. Note: Furnish C.C. of the order by tomorrow. B/o Tsy