IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 21394 of 2008 Between: Smt. Bandari Andalu W/o. B. Sattaiah ..... Petitioner AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary (Revenue) Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Collector (Land Acquisition), Rep. by its Project Director, Outer Ring Road, HUDA, Tarnaka, Hyderabad. 3 The Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) Unit-I, O.R.R.P. HUDA, Tarnaka, Hyderabad. 4 M/s. Ramky Estates & Farms Pvt. Ltd. Rep. by its Officer, Office at Ramky House Gulmohar Avenue, Rajbhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 5 Mr. K. Padmanabham S/o. Late Pattabhiramaiah R/o. Plot No. 205, Moon Rock Residency, Flat No. 302 Kalyan Nagar, Hyderabad, 6 Kasireddy Madhavi W/o. K. Narayan Reddy R/o. 16-11-477/B/17, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. 7 Pochani Yellaiah S/o. Balaiah R/o. Srinagar Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy 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 pass any appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 4th Respondent in stopping payment of compensation towards the acquisition of the petitioners lands and thereby seeking to take possession of the land to an extent of Ac 5-16 gts. in Sy.No.221 of Srinagar Village, Mahaeshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, as arbitrary, illegal, contrary to law contrary to the provisions of the Land Acquisition, Act 1894 and in violation of Art. 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 4th Respondent to pay the Land Acquisition Compensation to the petitioner for the lands an extent of Ac 5-16 gts in Sy.No. 221 Srinagar Village, Maheswaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District in the interest of justice and equity. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein, and upon hearing the arguments of Sri P.Subash, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the G.P. for Land Acquisition for the Respondent No.1 to 3, the Court made the following ORDER: “At request of the learned Standing Counsel for the Second respondent, post on 29-09-2008. Prima facie, it is evident that though a sum of Rs. 270 Lakhs was paid through a cheque to the petitioner as compensation under a consent award, the amount is withheld. Therefore, the question of possession of the land being taken does not arise. The respondents are directed not to undertake any activity on the land of the petitioner, until further orders.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Principal Secretary (Revenue), State of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Collector (Land Acquisition), Rep. by its Project Director, Outer Ring Road, HUDA, Tarnaka, Hyderabad. 3 The Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) Unit-I, O.R.R.P. HUDA, Tarnaka, Hyderabad. 4 The Officer, M/s. Ramky Estates & Farms Pvt. Ltd., Office at Ramky House Gulmohar Avenue, Rajbhavan Road, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. 5 Mr. K. Padmanabham S/o. Late Pattabhiramaiah R/o. Plot No. 205, Moon Rock Residency, Flat No. 302 Kalyan Nagar, Hyderabad, 6 Kasireddy Madhavi W/o. K. Narayan Reddy R/o. 16-11-477/B/17, Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad. 7 Pochani Yellaiah S/o. Balaiah R/o. Srinagar Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. (Addressees 1 to 7 BY RPAD) 8. Two CCs to G.P. for Land Acquisition, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT). 9. One CC to Sri P.Subash, Advocate (OPUC). 10. One Spare Copy HIGH COURT Ab Drafted on 26-09-2008 LNRJ DATE: 26-9-2008 NOTE: POST ON 29-09-2008 ORDER WP. NO. 21394 OF 2008 DIRECTION