IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8905 of 2009 Between: Konduru Krishna Murthy S/o. K. Chenchu Ramaiah rep. by GPA His Son K. Mallikarjuna. ..... PETITIONER AND The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore Town, SPSR Nellore. .....RESPONDENT 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 declare the action of the respondent in not disposing off the case Rc.B/10944/81 as illegal, arbitrary and unjust by issuing appropriate writ order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus and pass such other orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.V.S.SURESH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No : 8905 of 2009 Order: The petitioner claims to be the owner of 7.00 acres of land in Survey Nos. 80/A, 80/B, 100 and 105 of Vallur Village, Muthkur Mandal, Nalgonda District. Ryotwari patta in respect of the said land was granted in favour of M/s. Venkataram Reddy and others. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner preferred an appeal under Section 7 of the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Inams (Abolition and Conversion into Ryotwari) Act, 1956 (for short ‘the Act’) before the respondent. It was dismissed on 5.11.1992. Thereupon, the petitioner filed a revision before the Commissioner for Survey, Settlements & Land Records. The revision was allowed on 11.8.1992 and the matter was remitted to the respondent for fresh consideration and disposal. The grievance of the petitioner is that the appeal has not been disposed of as yet. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue. It is just unimaginable that the appeal has not been disposed of after remand for the past seventeen (17) years. Either the respondent had lost track of the matter or the petitioner did not evince interest. In case, it has not been disposed of as yet, it needs to be attended to immediately. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing that : (a) In case, the respondent has disposed of the appeal presented by the petitioner in pursuance of the order dated 11.8.1992 passed by the Commissioner for Survey, Settlements & Land Records, he shall communicate a copy of the order to the petitioner within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and; (b) In case, the appeal has not been disposed of as yet, the respondent shall take it up for hearing and dispose of the same within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Date: 28th April, 2009 Note: Furnish c.c. in one week B/o pnb