IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 22749 of 2008 Between: P.Gangarami Reddy, S/o. P.Ramakrishna Reddy, R/o. 46/B, Sanjeev Reddy Nagar, Hyderabad-38 & others. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The State of A.P. Rep by its District Collector, Nellore, Nellore District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, Gudur, Nellore District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.NARSI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 22749 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled assailing the action of the respondents in not holding enquiry under Section 5-A in pursuance of the notiﬁcation dated 28-07-2008 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition fairly stated that W.P.No.21517 of 2008 ﬁled raising an identical issue was disposed of by this Court with a direction to the respondents to hold enquiry under Section 5-A. Following the said order, this writ petition is allowed by quashing the declaration dated 29-07-2008 issued under Section 6 of the Act with a direction to the respondents to hold enquiry under Section 5-A by receiving objections from and giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners before seeking to proceed further with the proposed land acquisition proceedings. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.29613 of 2008 ﬁled by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dt:18.10.2008 Usd