THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 21218 of 2011 Dated: 27.07.2011 Between: Gulam Shafiuddin Deshmukh, Kattangur village and Mandal. ..... PETITIONER AND The Land Acquisition Officer cum Revenue Divisional Officer, Nalgonda and 3 others. .....RESPONDENT The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 21218 of 2011 O R D E R : Petitioner claims to be the President of the mosque by name Masjid E-Mohmmadia, House No.1-30 situated at Kattangur Village, near National High Way Road No.9. It is stated that 51 square yards out of the above said Masjid premises was acquired by the 3rd respondent for the purpose of widening of N.H.9 and pursuant to the notice dated 22.12.2010 issued under Section 3-G (3) of the National Highways Act, 1956 (for short ‘the Act’), the petitioner participated in the enquiry and submitted his representation. Alleging that without considering his claim, the respondents 1 to 3 are proceeding to release the compensation amount of Rs.6,65,533/- in favour of the 4th respondent-Wakf Board the present writ petition is filed to declare the said action as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to pay the compensation amount to the Masjid committee. Pending the writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction not to demolish the Masjid in question. I have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.S.Verma, learned counsel appearing for the 3rd respondent. A perusal of the representation dated 20.01.2011 submitted by the petitioner before the 3rd respondent itself shows that the Masjid in question is the wakf property duly notified in the Official Gazette No.8- A dated 22.02.1990. Thus the property vests with the 4th respondent, and therefore the action of the 3rd respondent in proposing to pay the compensation to the Wakf Board cannot be held to be illegal on any ground whatsoever. Admittedly, the petitioner did not raise any objection to the acquisition of the property in question. Hence, the writ petition, which is devoid of merit, is hereby dismissed. No costs. ___________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 27.07.2011 KLP