APHC010451642025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] THURSDAY,THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 23566/2025 Between: 1. SAPURAM RADHA KRISHNA, S/ O S. ANJINEYULU AGED 63 YEARS R/O 2-408, BTR COLONY, PENUKONDA, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, AT AP SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PENUKONDA, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT 3. THE TAHSILDAR, PENUKONDA MANDAL, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, declaring and setting aside the Order dated 26.8.2019 in Rc.No. 140/B/2019 on the file of the 3rd Respondent, as illegal, arbitrary. without jurisdiction, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of provisions of A P Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and consequently direct the 2nd Respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner immediately IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to grant interim stay of dispossession of the petitioner from the property in Sy No. 30-5 - extent Ac. 3.50 cents situated at Yerramanchi Village, Penukonda Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District, as otherwise than in due process of law, pending disposal of W P No. of 2025 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. N RANGA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.23566 of 2025 ORDER:- The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “…to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Writs, Order or Direction, declaring and setting aside the Order dated 26.8.2019 in Rc.No. 140/B/2019 on the file of the 3rd Respondent, as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of provisions of A.P.Rights in Land and Pattadar Passbooks Act, 1971 and consequently direct the 2nd Respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner immediately and pass such other order or orders…” 2. Heard Sri N.Ranga Reddy, learned counsel for petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for respondents. 3. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for issuance of a direction for expeditious disposal of the appeal pending before the 2nd respondent-Revenue Divisional Officer, Penukonda and alternatively, to grant interim stay restraining dispossession from the land in Sy.No.30-5 extent Ac.3.50 cents situated at Yerramanchi Village, Penukonda Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District. 4. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the appellate authority is bound to decide the case in accordance with the law expeditiously. 5. Ergo, this Court directs the 2nd respondent-appellate authority to make an endeavor, or to put to an end, by making all the efforts, in 3 deciding the case with due diligence within a reasonable time for disposal of the appeal on merits and as per law, after hearing all the parties to the dispute, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, not beyond three (03) months from date of receipt of a copy this order. Further, the petitioner is directed to submit an appropriate application for interim relief. If the appellate authority is unable to resolve the appeal promptly, as directed by this Court, the application for the interim relief may be considered in accordance with law. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 04.09.2025 KBN