HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 21510 of 2006 17.01.2008 Between: Chimata Rama Koteswara Rao & others … Petitioners AND The District Collector, Guntur District & another … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri E.V.S.S. Acharyulu Counsel for the respondents : Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to quash notification dated 20.09.2006 issued by respondent No.1 under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act’) as being violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India. At the hearing, Sri E.V.S.S. Acharyulu, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that after the filing of writ petition, the respondents have issued notice under Section 5-A of the Act and the petitioners filed their objections in response to the same. He further stated that the petitioners are not so far communicated with the decision, if any taken by the respondents on the objections. In the light of the above-mentioned submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: 1) If the respondents have not disposed of the objections filed by the petitioners, they shall dispose of the same within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, after giving opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioners. 2) If the respondents have already disposed of the objections, they shall communicate the decision taken thereon within the period mentioned in 1 supra. 3) If the petitioners are aggrieved by the decision of the respondents on the objections filed under Section 5-A of the Act, they are free to avail appropriate remedy. 4) Till the expiry of four weeks from the date of communication of the decision, status quo as on today shall be maintained with regard to the possession. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No. 27289 of 2006 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 17.01.2008 ksld