THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO Writ Petition No.10588 of 2007 Dated 16th May 2007 Between: Annapareddi Venkateswara Rao .. Petitioner And Government of A.P., represented by its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and another. .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO Writ Petition No.10588 of 2007 ORDER: This writ petition can be disposed of with the following order: Against the orders passed by the District Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam, determining the social status of the writ petitioner, an appeal would lie to the State Government. It is, therefore, appropriate that the writ petitioner should avail such an opportunity of preferring an appeal for, he can also establish as to the perversity of the finding of the facts recorded by the District Collector, before such an appellate authority. If the writ petitioner prefers an appeal to the State Government on or before 11.06.2007, the State Government may entertain the same and, preferably, decide the same on or before 15.08.2007. Till 15.08.2007, status quo of the social status claim of the writ petitioner be maintained. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________________ (Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J) 16th May, 2007. Note:- Issue order copy in two days. B/o IBL/VV