IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 21951 of 2008 Between: Ganapavarapu Jagannadham S/o. Nagaiah R/o. Nacharam Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Principal Secretary to Government, Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Additional Agent to Government & Project Officer, I.T.D.A., Bhadrachalam, Khammam District. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Bhadrachalam. 4 The Tahsildar, Dammapeta Mandal, Bhadrachalam. 5 Bandaru Laxmaiah S/o. Pentappa R/o. Chalamappa Gudem Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue writ or direction preferably writ of Mandamus, declaring the in action of the 1st respondent in passing appropriate orders either on the stay petition or on the revision itself ﬁled on 22.09.2008 against the order of 2nd respondent dated 28.06.2008 in C.M.A.No.64/2007 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and consequentially direct the respondent No.1 to consider and dispose of the stay petition or the Revision itself with in a reasonable time and also further direct the respondents, not to dispossess me from possession and enjoyment of the schedule property in S.No.1271 measuring extent of Acs.9-34 gts situated at Nagupalli Village of Dammapeta Mandal, pending disposal of the revision on the ﬁle of the 1st respondent, and may be pleased to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.KOWTURU VINAYA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 21951 OF 2008 ORDER: 1. This writ petition has been ﬁled by Ganapavarapu Jagannadham assailing the inaction of the Principal Secretary to Government, Tribal Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad-1st respondent in passing appropriate orders on the revision ﬁled by him assailing the order dated 28-6-2008 in C.M.A.No.64 of 2007. 2. The petitioner claims to be in possession and enjoyment of Ac.9-34 guntas comprising Survey No. 1271, situated at Nagupali village of Dammapeta Mandal. Proceedings have been initiated for his ejectment from the land on the ground that his possession is in sscontravention of A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation 1/ 1970. The primary authority completed the proceedings in favour of the petitioner. Thereupon the 5th Respondent has ﬁled an appeal before the Additional Agent to the Government and Project Oﬃcer-2nd respondent. The appellate authority reversed the ﬁndings of the primary authority and ordered for ejectment of the petitioner from the land in dispute. Assailing the order passed by the appellate authority, the petitioner preferred a revision as provided under Section 6 of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959 as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970. He also moved stay application pending the revision. There being no action on the part of the revisional authority in entertaining the revision ﬁled by the petitioner, the petitioner approached this Court invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 3. When the writ petition came up for admission, learned Government pleader for Social Welfare received notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 4. 4. The factual aspect of petitioner ﬁling revision before the 1st respondent is not in dispute. 5. In that view of the matter, this writ petition is disposed of directing the revisional authority-1st respondent to consider the revision ﬁled by the petitioner and pass appropriate orders. There shall be status quo existing as on this day with regard to the possession of the land in dispute pending revision or the application ﬁled by the petitioner seeking stay of the orders passed by the appellate authority, whichever is earlier. No order as to costs. ______________________________ Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy 30th September, 2008. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 21951 OF 2008 30th September, 2008.