THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION Nos.8400; 8401; & 8428 OF 2006 COMMON ORAL ORDER: In all these writ petitions the petitioners are aggrieved by the orders passed by the Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Eturnagaram village under Section 3 (2) (a) of the A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulations 1 of 1959, as amended by Regulation 1 of 1970 (for short “Regulation 1 of 1970), thereby declaring that the property in possession of the petitioners, including the structures situated in the respective survey numbers, was in contravention of the provisions of the Regulations 1 of 1959, and accordingly, directing resumption of the land in favour of the Government. The petitioners state that the said orders dated 31,03.2006 were served on them on 18.04.2006 and immediately thereafter, they preferred appeals before the Agent to the State Government on 21.04.2006. It is not in dispute that the petitioners also sought for stay of the orders of ejection passed by the Special Deputy Collector. Petitioners filed these writ petitions on 24.04.2006 stating that the appellate authority failed to consider their request for interim stay pending appeals, but in the meanwhile, respondents were taking steps to implement the orders of ejection passed by the 1st respondent. On behalf of respondents, the 2nd respondent/appellate authority himself filed a counter affidavit stating that as a matter of fact on 21.04.2006 itself he passed orders rejecting the stay of operation of orders of ejection. The learned Government Pleader on the basis of the said counter affidavit submits that the petitioners have suppressed the said fact and filed the writ petitions misrepresenting that their applications for stay were still pending before the appellate authority. Though in the counter affidavit it is stated that the applications for stay were disposed of on 21.04.2006, nothing has been placed before this Court by the respondents to show that the said orders were communicated to the petitioners. Be that as it may, the fact remains that the statutory appeals preferred against the orders of the Special Deputy Collector are still pending before the 2nd respondent. If that be so, I am of the opinion that it would be appropriate to protect the possession of the petitioners till the statutory appeals are disposed of. As a matter of fact, in the counter affidavit, it is stated that the appeals stand posted to 29.04.2006 for hearing. In the circumstances, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petitions with a direction to the 2nd respondent to dispose of the appeals filed by the petitioners against the orders of the Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Eturnagaram, after following due process of law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of this order. Till such time, there shall be a direction not to give effect to the orders of ejection dated 31.03.2006 passed by the Special Deputy Collector (TW), Eturnagaram. The respondents are further directed that the locks put to the Rice Mills of the petitioners shall be opened and they shall be allowed to carry on their business till the appeals are disposed of. The writ petitions are accordingly, disposed of. No costs. ______________ (G. ROHINI, J.) 27th April, 2006. Kgr THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.8441 OF 2006 25th April, 2006. Between: Gandipudi Venkayamma. .. Petitioner. And The Additional Agent to the Government, Rampachodavaram, East Godavari District And two others. .. Respondents. THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION Nos.8400; 8401; & 8428 OF 2006 27th April, 2006. W.P.No.8400 of 2006: Between: Etkuri Srinivas and another. .. Petitioner. And The Special Deputy Collector, Tribal Welfare, Eturnagaram village and Mandal, Warangal District and two others. .. Respondents. W.P.No.8401 of 2006: Mallela Narasamma and another. … Petitioners. And The Special Deputy Collector (TW), Eturunagaram village and Mandal, Warangal District and three others. .. Respondents. W.P.No.8428 of 2006: M.D. Jaleel. .. Petitioner. And The Special Deputy Collector (TW), Eturunagaram village and Mandal, Warangal District and three others. .. Respondents.