IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 23860 of 2004 Between: 1. Ramachander Rao, S/0 Rama Rao, aged about 55 years, Occu: Agriculture. 2. Prabhaker Rao, S/0 Rama Rao Aged about 50 years, Occ: agriculture. (Both are R/o Sugar village, Pebber Mandal, Mahaboobnagar Dist.) 3. Smt. Narayanamma, W/0 Laxmi Reddy, (since died her LRs, petitioner Nos.4 to 6) 4. M. Ram Reddy, S/o Laxmi Reddy Aged about 60 years, Occ: agriculture. 5. M. Manyapu Reddy S/o Laxmi Reddy Aged about 50 years, Occ: Agriculture. 6. M. Krishna Reddy S/o Laxmi Reddy Aged about 50 years, Occ: Agriculture. (Petitioners 4 to 6 R/o Janumpally village, Sugur post, Peeeber Mandal, Mahaboobnagar Dist.) ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1. The Joint Collector, Mahaboobnagar, Mahboobnagar Dist. 2. K. Krishna Reddy, S/o Ramireddy 3. K. Prabhaker Reddy S/o Ramireddy. (Respondents 2 and 3 are residents of Janumpalli Mandal, Pebber Mandal, Mahaboobnagar Dist.) .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 call for the connected records from the first respondent and issue an appropriate writ, order or direction preferably a writ in the nature of Mandamus directing the first respondent to dispose of thje appeal No.F1/10/2000 pending before the first respondent at an early date and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.L.KRISHNA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR REVENUE The Court at the stage of admission made the following : ORDER: The petitioners herein preferred an appeal U/s 90(1) of the A.P. (T.A.) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 before the Joint Collector, 1st respondent on 17-07-2000 challenging the order passed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Wanaparthy, dated 16-05-2000 in File No.B/1500/98. The only grievance of the petitioners is that the 1st respondent failed to consider their appeal and no orders have been passed so far. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to consider the appeal dated 17-07-2000 pending on his file and dispose of the same in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ________________ G. ROHINI, J. To 1. The Joint Collector, Mahaboobnagar, Mahboobnagar Dist. 2. 2 C.Cs. to G.P. for Revenue, High Court Bldgs. Hyd. (OUT 3. 2 CD copies. THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G. ROHINI W.P.No. 23860 of 2004 22nd December, 2004