IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26273 of 2001 Between: Harijana Linganna & others. … Petitioners AND The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, SRBC, Nandyal, Kurnool District & another. … Respondent Counsel for the petitioners : Sri M. Anand Counsel for the respondents : AGP for Land Acquisition This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.26273 of 2001 ORDER:- This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to direct respondent No.1 to pay compensation to the petitioners in respect of the lands, which were taken over for Owk Reservoir in Kurnool District. In the counter-aﬃdavit ﬁled by respondent No.1 the claim of the petitioners that their lands were taken over by the respondents has been denied. In paragraph 6 it is stated that the Executive Engineer, S.R.B.C, Division No.2-3 Owk in his letter dated 29.05.2002 informed that Sy.Nos.729, 185 and 187 of Mettupalli village were not utilized for casing soils and that in future also the said lands are not required. No reply aﬃdavit is ﬁled contradicting these averments. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.33287 of 2001 ﬁled by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 11.08.2008 ES