THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.6781 of 2002 DATED 02.09.2009 BETWEEN: Chekka Rukminamma … Petitioner AND The Joint Collector, East Godavari district at Kakinada, And others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.6781 of 2002 ORDER: The petitioner is resident of D.Bhimavaram village of Addateegala Mandal in East Godavari District. It is her case that settlement officer granted ryotwari patta on 04.06.1976 in respect of land admeasuring 2.10 hectares in survey No.78/3 and 0.13 hectares in survey No.94/2. According to her, land was developed by clearing trees and made fit for cultivation. It appears third respondent preferred an appeal before Joint Collector. After receiving notice from the Joint Collector, Kakinada, petitioner filed counter raising objections as to maintainability of appeal filed after lapse of twenty three (23) years. Though appeal is pending, petitioner alleges that respondents are trying to dispossess her. Therefore, she filed instant writ petition seeking a direction to respondents not to dispossess her and drop further proceedings. This Court admitted the writ petition on 12.04.2002 and directed respondents not to evict petitioner pending appeal. This Court also directed authority to dispose of appeal. Learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that the appeal is still pending. In view of the submission of learned Assistant Government Pleader that appeal is still pending, this Court observes that unless and until first respondent dispose of appeal, petitioner cannot be dispossessed from her land. First respondent is also directed to dispose of appeal expeditiously preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 02.09.2009 pln