APHC010654712025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] FRIDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 33820/2025 Between: Guturi Subba Rangaiah ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. Sri B S REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. Ld. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: -2- W.P. No.33820 OF 2025 Date of order:05.12.2025 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.33820 OF 2025 ORDER: 1. The instant writ petition has been filed challenging the inaction of the 3rd respondent in not taking up the stay petition filed by the petitioner in Appeal No.586 of 2025, which was preferred against the order dated 17.07.2025 in Rc.No. B/44/2025 passed by the 4th respondent and seeking interim suspension of the said order. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the 4th respondent, Tahsildar, Ardaveedu Mandal, Prakasam District, passed an order dated 17.07.2025 against the petitioner and others alleging violation of the conditions under sub-Sections (1) and (2) of Section 3 of the A.P. Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, 1977, and consequently directed the 5th respondent, Mandal Revenue Inspector, to take possession of the land. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner preferred a statutory appeal before the 3rd respondent on 28.07.2025. However, despite the repeated requests made by the petitioner, the 3rd respondent has not taken up the appeal and the stay application. 3. Upon hearing the submissions and on perusal of the record, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the 3rd respondent to consider Appeal No.586 of 2025 and pass appropriate orders on the stay application within one -3- W.P. No.33820 OF 2025 Date of order:05.12.2025 month from the date of receipt of this order. Till the disposal of the interim stay application, the respondents shall not take any further steps pursuant to the orders dated 17.07.2025. No order as to costs. 4. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. _________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Dt.05.12.2025 BV