IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 10325 of 2005 Between: 1 Capt. B.L.K. Reddy, S/o. B.V.K.Reddy, R/o. H.No.567/A, Avenue # 1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. 2 Mrs. B.Usha Reddy, S/o. Capt. B.L.K.Reddy, R/o. H.No.567/A, Avenue # 1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. 3 Mrs. Vani Subhash, W/o. Late Subhas, R/o. H.No.567/A, Avenue # 1, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Govt of A.P., rep. by its Secretary Revenaue, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, R.R.District, Hyderabad. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, International Airport at Shamshabad, Lak-di-ka pul, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or writs, order or direction declaring Sec. 4(1) notification under the L.A.Act dt. 05.3.2005 issued bya the respondents for acquisition of our lands totally admeasuring 5 acres in Sy. Gopanapalli Village of Serilingampally R.R.District as illegal arbitrary and uncosntitutional being vioaltive of Article 14 of the Indian constitution and pass such other and furthe rorders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper inthe facts and circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.VIJAYSEN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 10325 of 2005 ORAL ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. The writ petition is filed assailing a draft notification dated.05-03- 2005 issued under Section.4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act,1894 (for short “the Act”) whereby an extent of Ac.5.00 in Gopanapalli Village of Serilingampally, R.R.District, is proposed for acquisition for the establishment of I.T. Park and related projects by the A.P. Industrial Infrastructural Corporation Limited. Notices under Section.5-A of the Act were issued to the petitioners soliciting objections to the proposed acquisition. The petitioners claim to have submitted their objections by letters dated.31-03-2005 requesting determination of compensation at Rs.50 lacs per acre. The petitioners also urged other objections to the acquisition including that one of the petitioner’s daughter Ms.Puja Reddy is an I.T. Graduate working in a related industry in USA and is keen to establish I.T. Industry in collaboration with a foreign company in the lands and therefore the lands be not acquired. However rejecting the objections the draft declaration under Section.6 of the Act was issued on 15-04-2005 and published in the daily press on 21-04-2005. In the circumstances the petitioners are before this Court assailing the acquisition. The purpose of acquisition is indisputably a public purpose. The petitioners claim for compensation at Rs.50 lacks per acre is not a claim that is any way related to the validity of the process of the acquisition. Landowners will be entitled to compensation in accordance with the provisions of the Act and if they are dissatisfied with the compensation determined in the acquisition proceedings they are at liberty to pursue remedies under Section.18 of the Act. The other objections to the acquisition that a daughter Ms.Puja Reddy is an I.T Graduate working in a related industry and intends to set up a Technology park is also an objection will not eclipse or smother the power of eminent domain available to the State to acquire private property for a public purpose. No other ground is urged. On the aforesaid analysis of the petitioners’ case, the challenge to the notification under Section.4(1) of the Act is misconceived as is the writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. The interim order dated.28-04-2005 stands dissolved. No order as to costs. _________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 24TH APRIL 2008 TSNR