IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 14162 of 2008 Between: Kakarla Satyanarayana S/o. Chitti Babu @ Bullisatyam R/o.Shanthamula, H/o Patawala, East Godavari District. A.P. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Land Acquisition Officer-cum-District Collector, East Godavari District, Kakinada. 2 Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Revenue Divisional Officer, East Godavari District, Kakinada. 3 The Tahsildar, Tallarevu Mandal, East Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in acquiring the land to an extent of Ac.0.30 Cts in Survey No.93/4, of Patavala Village, Tallarevu Mandal, East Godavari District, Bounded by East: Lands belongs to Kakarla Dharmayya, West: Puntha, North: Land belongs to Pothula Chandrayya and others, South: Land belongs to Kakarla Venu Gopalam., with out fallowing procedure prescribed under Land Acquisition Act is illegal, arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and in violation of article 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the land in question of the petitioner herein with out due process of law and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.SAI KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 14162 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the alleged action of the respondents in acquiring the land of the petitioner to an extent of Ac.0.30 cents situated in Sy.No.93/4 of Patavala Village, Tallarevu Mandal, East Godavari District without following the procedure prescribed under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is arbitrary and illegal. This Court, while directing notice to the respondents by order dated 04-07-2008, ordered that the respondents shall not interfere with the possession of the petitioner in respect of the land in question without following due process of law. Though no counter affidavit is filed, learned Government Pleader under instructions stated that the petitioner would not be dispossessed from the land in question without taking recourse to the law. In the circumstances, no further enquiry is necessary. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner’s land in any manner whatsoever without following due process of law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date:18-07-2008 KLP