THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.30272 of 2011 ORDER: The order under challenge in this Writ Petition is the order of the Joint Collector, Anantapur (first respondent) dated 05.11.2011 rejecting the petitioner’s stay application filed along with the revision petition. In the impugned order dated 05.11.2011, the first respondent records as under: “After perusal of the revision petition, the Joint Collector, Anantapur has ordered to take on file. The stay is not granted. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Anantapur is directed to submit the connected lower court records in D.Dis.D2/214/2005, dated 08.08.2011. The case is posted for hearing on 19.11.2011.” Since the order was laconic, and was totally bereft of reasons, Learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Andhra and Rayalaseema Areas) was called upon to obtain instructions in the matter. The matter suffered two adjournments on 15.11.2011 and 18.11.2011. Today the Learned Government Pleader would submit that the first respondent had passed the said order only after satisfying himself that the petitioner had not made out a prima facie case necessitating grant of stay. The impugned order does not even record what is now stated by the Learned Government Pleader across the bar. The petitioner has a statutory right of revision under the Andhra Pradesh Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Book Act, 1971 (the Act), and is entitled to have his stay application considered in accordance with law. The revisional authority is bound to consider the contentions raised by the petitioner, and assign reasons why stay should not be granted. Merely stating that stay was not being granted will not suffice. Since the impugned order stands vitiated for failure to assign reasons it is, accordingly, set aside. The first respondent shall, within two weeks from today, consider the petitioner’s stay application afresh, and pass a reasoned order in accordance with law. The Writ Petition stands disposed of. However, in the circumstances, without costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:22.11.2011 Note:CC in one week usd