THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 17407 OF 2011 O R D E R: After this Court rendered judgment in Writ Petition No. 19442 of 1998 remanding the matter back for fresh consideration, the Joint Collector and Additional District Magistrate, Chittoor has passed orders on 07.09.2009, against which the petitioners herein have preferred an appeal before the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. Entertaining the same, the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, through his proceedings, dated 22.05.2010, called for the parawise remarks of the Collector, Chittoor on the appeal grounds and also sought for production of the connected records for taking further action in the matter. Since more than one year period has elapsed and still the appeal has not been taken up for consideration, the present Writ Petition has been instituted. It is only appropriate that the 1st respondent Chief Commissioner of Land Administration should take up the appeal said to have been preferred by the writ petitioners herein against the order of the Joint Collector dated 07.09.2009, as is reflected in his proceedings, dated 22.05.2010, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and dispose it of after providing an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners herein. It is needless for me to observe that the status quo existing with regard to possession of the lands should be maintained by all parties till such time the appeal is decided by the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. With this, the Writ Petition stands disposed of at this stage with the consent of the learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Assignments). No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 23rd June 2011 ksld