Bakthu Bayakka v. The Director

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No. 33031 of 2018 ORDER:

1) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. With the consent of both the parties, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage itself. 2) The present writ petition came to be filed seeking issuance of writ of mandamus directing respondent No.1 to consider and dispose of the Statutory Appeal No.A2/1582 of 2017, dated 09.08.2017, filed under Section 11 of Survey and Settlement and Land Records in Andhra Pradesh, 1923 and consequently declare the inaction of respondent No.1 in considering the Appeal No.A2/1582 of 2018, dated 09.08.2018, as illegal and arbitrary.

3) Though various grounds are raised in the writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioner restricts his prayer seeking a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the Statutory Appeal dated 09.08.2017, at the earliest. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue does not oppose the same.

4) Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondent - authorities to dispose of Statutory Appeal No.A2/1582 of 2017, dated 09.08.2017, filed under Section 11 of Survey and Settlement and Land Records in Andhra Pradesh, 1923, in accordance with law, as early as possible, preferably within a

period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order.

5) Miscellaneous petitions, pending if any, shall stand closed in the light of this final order. No order as to costs. _______________________________ JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR 05.09.2018 vhb