THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.16106 OF 2010 DATED 7TH JULY, 2010 BETWEEN Banka Venkata Reddy … Petitioner And The Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. And Others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO.16106 OF 2010 ORDER: The petitioner’s land assignment under proceedings of the Tahsildar, Duttalur, Nellore District, in E.Dis.No.21/1409/99 dated 30.11.1999, was cancelled by the Joint Collector, Nellore, by the proceedings dated 30.04.2010. The order reads to the effect that the assignment was cancelled under B.S.O. 15(18) and the pattadar pass book and title deed granted to the petitioner stand cancelled under Section 9 of the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner preferred a revision before the Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, the first respondent/revisional authority, on 30.06.2010. The grievance of the petitioner is that the first respondent/ revisional authority has not passed any orders on the stay application filed by the petitioner along with the revision. However, the plea of the petitioner that this Court by exercising jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution should provide interim protection to him pending disposal of the revision before the statutory authority cannot be countenanced. Article 226 of the Constitution is not intended to be used for circumventing statutory remedies, as held by the Supreme Court in ASSISTANT COLLECTOR OF CENTRAL EXCISE, CHANDAN NAGAR v. DUNLOP INDIA LTD.[1]. Needless to state, such authorities are required to be prompt in discharge of their quasi judicial functions under the statute so that the rights of parties are given timely protection. Delay on the part of statutory authorities in disposing of stay applications not only engenders futility of adjudication in some cases, but also causes distrust in the system. Such situations need to be avoided. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of at the threshold directing the first respondent/revisional authority to consider the stay application filed by the petitioner along with the revision preferred against the order dated 30.04.2010 passed by the Joint Collector, Nellore, after giving due opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned and pass reasoned orders thereon within a period of one (1) week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ---------------------------- SANJAY KUMAR, J. 7TH JULY, 2010 Note: Issue C.C. tomorrow. B/O VGSR/PGS [1] AIR 1985 SC 330