The petitioner challenged an eviction order issued under the Tamil Nadu Land Encroachment Act, 1905, while a statutory appeal under Section 10 of the Act against the same was pending before the concerned authority. The court noted that the petitioner filed a writ petition seeking to prohibit eviction during the pendency of said appeal. The High Court determined that pending the disposal of the statutory appeal, the eviction proceedings should not be enforced. The issue for consideration was whether the eviction order should be stayed while the statutory appeal filed under Section 10 remains pending. The court reasoned that in the interest of justice, the appellate authority must decide the matter on its merits within a fixed timeframe, during which the status quo regarding the eviction should be maintained. The court directed the appellate authority to dispose of the appeal on merits within four months, and ordered that the eviction order not be enforced until such disposal.