IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 2280 of 2003 Between: Garikapati Venkateswarrao S/o.Govindaiah R/o.Paludeverlapadu village,Muppalla Mandal Guntur District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector Guntur Guntur Dist. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officerr Guntur Guntur Dist. 3 The Mandal Development Officer, Muppalla Mandal Guntur Dist. 4 The Mandal Revenue Officer Muppalla Mandal Guntur Dist. 5 The Paludeverlapadu Grampanchayat rep.by its Sarpanch,Paludeverlapadu,Muppalla Mandal Guntur District. .....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 To issue an appropriate Writ, Orderr or direction more particularly one in the nature of the Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in forcibly occupying the residential site of the petitioner admeasuring 0.04 cents of land situated in D.No.85/5 o f paludeverlapadu village,Muppalla Mandal,Guntur District without acquiring the same under the provisions of L.A.Act and without paying any compensation as illegal,arbitrary and violative of art.14,16 and 19(g) of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to initiate proceedings and pay compensation to the petitioner and to pass such other order or orders which are deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.M.PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : Oral order: It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the matter has been settled out of the Court and the petitioner does not wish to press the writ petition. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J 31st March, 2008 GRR To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies