IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 5379 of 2005 Between: J.Purushotham, S/o.Bhumanna R/o.Dasnapur Village, Mandal and District Adilabad. ... PETITIONER AND 1 The Joint Collector, Adilabad District. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Adilabad, District , Adilabad. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ order, or direction, or issue an appropriate writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus:- i) Directing the respondent No.1 herein to decide the statutory appeal filed by the petitioner herein Vide File No.B1/12902/92 (Case NO.10/92) against the orders of the respondent No.2 vide Proc.No.A2/4353/86, dt.10.6.1998 as expeditiously as possible; ii) Declare the action of respondent No.1 is not disposing the said appeal since 1992 is illegal, and arbitrary and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India; iii) Declare the action of respondent No.2 herein concealing the assignment patta of petitioner in respect of the land to the extent of 15 acres situated in Sy.No.21/6, and 8 Ac.situated in sy.No.21/23 of Dasnagar Village, Mandal and District Adilabad, without giving notice to the petitioner, without conducting any enquiry and against the settled law of this Hon'ble High Court is illegal, and arbitrary, and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.S.CHANDRASEKHAR Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR ASSIGNMENT The Court at the stage of admission made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the alleged inaction on the part of the first respondent-Joint Collector in deciding the statutory appeal filed by the petitioner under Section 158 of the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Land Revenue Act against the order passed by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Adilabad, in proceedings No.A2/4353/86, dated 10-06-1988. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Assignments, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent-Joint Collector, Adilabad, to dispose of the Appeal No.B1/12902/92 (Case No.10/92), in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ____________ G. ROHINI, J Dated: 17-03-2005 LSK ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To. 1 The Joint Collector, Adilabad District. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Adilabad, District , Adilabad. 3 Two C.Cs. to the G.P. for Assignment, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 4 Two C.D. copies.