IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition Nos.5954 & 6049 of 2008 W.P.No.5954/2008 Between: 1. Chintham Ramanjaneya Rao, s/o Venkateswarlu, r/o H.No.27/II/1072, Balaji Nagar, Nellore Corporation, Nellore District. 2. Chintham Ademma, w/o Venkateswarlu, r/o.H.No.27/II/1072, Balaji Nagar, Nellore Corporation, Nellore District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1. The District Collector, Nellore, Nellore District. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore Division, Railway Feeders Road, Nellore, Nellore District. 3. The Tahsildar, Muthukur Mandal, Muthukur, Nellore 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus, directing the respondents to serve all due notices under Land Acquisition, Land in respect of Acs.5-00 of land in Sy.No.699 and 711 at Krishnapatnam Village, Muthkuru Mandal, Nellore District and further direct respondents to pay compensation to the above referred lands acquired, belonging to petitioners in accordance with law and pass such other orders. W.P.No.6049/2008: Between: 1. Kanupuru Murali Mohan Reddy, s/o Seethuva Rami Reddy, 2. Kanupuru Suneetha, w/o Murali Mohan Reddy, Both are r/o.H.No.27/11/1072 Balaji Nagar, Nellore Corporation, Nellore District. ... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Dist Collector, Nellore Nellore District. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore Division, Railway Feeders Road, Nellore, Nellore District. 3. The Tahsildar Muthukur (M) Muthukur, Nellrore 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 may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing respondents to serve all due notices under Land Acquisition land in respect of Acs.5-00 land in Sy.No.699 and 711 at Krishnapatnam (V) Muthkuru (M) Nellore District and further direct respondents to pay compensation to the above referred lands acquired belonging to petitioners in accordance with law. Counsel for the Petitioners: Mrs. M. SUGUNA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: - As the point involved in these two writ petitions is one and the same, these petitions are disposed of by a common order. 2. According to petitioners they are the absolute owners of the lands in question and they are inducted into possession by virtue of the Will dated 20-10-1918 and ever since they are in possession of the same without any interruption. It is stated that when petitioners were dispossessed, they came to know that the authorities initiated land acquisition proceedings and on coming to know of the same, they gave representations dated 28-02-2008 to the respondents requesting them to pay compensation as provided for under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. However, as the said representations are not yet considered they approached this Court and filed the present writ petitions. 3. Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. 4. Having regard to the fact that the representations are given to the Revenue Divisional Officer on 28-02-2008, the Revenue Divisional Officer, who is arrayed as second respondent, is hereby directed to consider the same and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of four weeks from today. 5. With the above direction, the writ petitions are disposed of at the stage of admission. ________________________________ JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Dt.19-03-2008 GLV ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER Copy to: 1. The District Collector, Nellore, Nellore District. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nellore Division, Railway Feeders Road, Nellore, Nellore District. 3. The Tahsildar, Muthukur Mandal, Muthukur, Nellore District. 4. 2CCs to 5. 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD} Form-NIC-OGS/WP{BMR}