IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 1080 of 1996 Between: T.Chinna Ranganna S/o Chinna Gunteppa R/o Rathana Village, Thuggali Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The District Collector Kurnool, Kurnool District. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, Kurnool District. 3. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Thuggali Mandal, Kurnool 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 will be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in acquiring the petitioner’s land measuring Ac.4-85 cents in survey No.435/1 situated in Rathana Village,Thuggali Mandal, Kurnool District as illegal improper null and void and contrary to the Government instructions issued in 1) Memo.No.6918/C1/77-1 Social Welfare(C) Dept. dated 20-5-1977, 2) Memo.No.1650/C1/83-1,dated 31-5-1983 and 3) Memo.No.2600/C/78-1,dated 12-6-1978 issued by the Social Welfare (C) Department and consequently direct the respondents not to acquire the land of the petitioner bearing sy.No435/1 measuring Ac.4-85 cents as stated above. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.A.CHANDRAIH NAIDU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.1080 of 1996 ORDER: It is represented by the learned counsel for the Petitioner that no orders are necessary inasmuch as after filing of this Writ Petition. The proposed Land Acquisition proceedings in question have been dropped. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA,J Date: 10th November, 2004. Ksn ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1. The District Collector Kurnool, Kurnool District. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Adoni, Kurnool District. 3. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Thuggali Mandal, Kurnool District. 4. Two C. Cs to G.P. for Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 5. Two CD copies