Chundru Jagannadh Choudary, v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 45469 of 2016 ORDER:

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue (Andhra Pradesh) and, with their consent, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage. Since this Court is not going into the merits of the case, no notice is required to be issued to respondent No.4.

The grievance of the petitioner is that, though the appeal filed by respondent No.4 is not maintainable, and in spite of the objection being raised about the maintainability of appeal under the A.P. Rights in Land and Pattadar Pass Books Act, 1971, the authorities are postponing the matter without passing any orders on the appeal since 21.11.2015. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue submits that the authorities may be directed to dispose of the appeal in accordance with law.

In the circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing respondent No.2 to dispose of the appeal, as early as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Needless to mention that respondent No.2 shall also consider the maintainability of the appeal while disposing of the appeal.

There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this Writ Petition shall stand closed.

________________________ C. PRAVEEN KUMAR,J Dt: 26.12.2016 usd