THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.29011 of 2009 Dated: 31.12.2009 Between: Lingala Venkateswara Rao. .. Petitioner. And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad, and others. .. Respondents. ORDER: According to the petitioner, he purchased the land to an extent of 168 sq. yards in R.S.No.285 situated at Kondapalli village, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal, Krishna District, from one Sri Rekha Subba Rao and his sons in the year 1988 and since then he has been in possession and enjoyment of the said land without interference from any corner. While so, it is his case that he received a show cause notice dated 31.10.2005 from the 3rd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer, Ibrahimpatnam Mandal, Krishna District, alleging that he is found to have been in possession and enjoyment of the subject land in contravention of the provisions of sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977 (for short ‘the Act’), for which he submitted his detailed explanation, but however the 3rd respondent, without considering his explanation, ultimately issued proceedings dated 05.12.2005, ordering resumption of the land in question, and aggrieved thereby, he filed appeal before the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Vijayawada, and the same is pending. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the appeal filed by him is taken on file as Appeal No.537 of 2006, no orders are passed thereon till date and, taking advantage of the same, he is sought to be dispossessed from the subject land by the 3rd respondent. Hence, this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for the respondents. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Vijayawada, is directed to dispose of Appeal No.537 of 2006 purported to have been filed by the petitioner against the order dated 05.12.2005 passed by the 3rd respondent, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. However, till the disposal of the said appeal, status quo obtaining as on today shall be maintained as to the possession of the petitioner over the subject land. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 31.12.2009 v v