IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 4828 of 2008 Between: Koppisetti Mulamma, W/o. Tatabbai, R/o. Indukurupet Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The Additional Agent to the Government, Rampachaodavaram, East Godavary District. 2. The Agency Divisional Officer, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District. 3. The Tahsildar, Devipatnam, East Godavari District. 4. Puttapalli Ammaji, W/o. Appa Rao, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 issue appropriate writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in evicting the petitioner from the land to an extent Hec. 0.53 cents in Sy.No. 85/3 of Indukrurupeta Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District in pursuance of the order passed by the 2nd respondent in ADO LTR No. 72/2007, dt. 28-1-2008 as highly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Art 14 and 21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from her land pending disposal of the appeal filed before the 1st respondent in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR.K.VENKATESH Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: The grievance of the petitioner is that she is sought to be evicted from the land of an extent of Hec.0.53 cents in Sy.No.85/3 of Indukurupeta Village, Devipatnam Mandal, East Godavari District, in pursuance to the orders passed by the Agency Divisional Officer, Rampachodavaram on 28-01-2008. The petitioner has asserted that against the orders passed by the Agency Development Officer, Rampachodavaram on 28-01-2008, she had preferred an appeal in terms of Section 8(1) of the A.P. Scheduled Area Transfer Regulation 1 of 1959, as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970, on 15-02-2008 before the Additional Agent to Government-cum- District Collector and Magistrate, East Godavari District and that even before the said appeal could be decided, she could not have been evicted from the land in question. In these set of circumstances, the appeal preferred by the petitioner be taken up for hearing and decided as expeditiously as possible, preferably before the end of July 2008 and till such time the appeal is decided, the petitioner may not be evicted from the land in question. With this, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. -------------------------------- Nooty Ramamohana Rao, J mrk 7th March 2008 ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD}