THE HON'BLE MR JUSTI CE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.16035 of 2009 ORDER: Petitioners 1 and 2 are the owners of Ac.2.06 cents and Ac.2.52 cents respectively in Survey No.383/5 of Gopavaram Village, Musunuru Mandal, Nuzvid Revenue Division, Krishna District. The respondents intended to acquire the same for the purpose of providing house sites. Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short ‘the Act’) was published on 12.11.2008. Enquiry under Section 5 of the Act was held. The petitioners submitted their representation and the District Collector rejected the objections. Declaration under Section 6 of the Act was also published. The petitioners feel aggrieved by the acquisition proceedings. The respondents filed a counter affidavit stating inter alia that there is no other suitable land for providing house sites to the weaker sections in the village. It is also stated that the objections raised by the petitioners were considered and found to be not tenable. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel for the respondents. The principal contention urged by the petitioners is that they are small farmers and they do not have any other livelihood. This aspect was projected in the enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act. The same was taken into account. A perusal of the representations filed by the petitioners in the course of 5-A enquiry discloses that their main concern was only in obtaining maximum compensation for their land. According to them, the value of the land is about Rs.10,00,000/- per acre. That however is an aspect, which needs to be taken into account at the stage of passing of award. This Court does not find any serious infirmity in the proceedings. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 28.04.2010 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.16035 of 2009 Date:28.04.2010 JSU