THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.14179 of 2008 and 3632 and 4464 of 2009 Date:26.04.2011 Between: Garaga Sai Srinivas and others ..... Petitioners AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri S.Subba Reddy, Sri Narasimha Rao Davuluri and Nimmagadda Satyanarayana Counsel for Respondents: Government Pleader for Land Acquisition and Government Pleader for Social Welfare The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER: W.P.No.14179 of 2008 is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue a writ, order or direction, especially one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order passed by the 3rd respondent vide ROC No.G1/296/2007(SW), dated 4-6-2008 as illegal, arbitrary, violation of Section 5-A(2) of the Land Acquisition Act and Rule 3 of the Rules under Land Acquisition Act, 1894, Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and Circular Memo No.10054/LA.1/2005 dated 22-4-2006 and consequently, set aside the Notification vide Roc.No.G1/296/2007/SW, dated 28-5- 2007 and other consequential proceedings and pass such other order or orders…” W.P.No.3632 of 2009 is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue appropriate writ or direction or order more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the Sect.4(1) notification dt.13-02-2007 and Sec.6 declaration dt.28-3-2007 of the act issued by the 2nd respondent are full and void, illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and without jurisdiction and contrary to the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act and violative of Art.14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and against to the principles of natural justice and quash the same, consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the land to an extent of Acs.1.18 cents situated in Sy.No.115/1 of Lakshmipuram Village, H/o of I.S. Raghavapuram, Dwaraka Tirumala Mandal, West Godavari District and pass such other order or orders..” W.P.No.4464 of 2009 is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing notification under Section 4(1) of Land Acquisition Act by proceedings in Roc.No.SW/1058/2008 G1, dt.09.02.2008 and consequential order dt.10.02.2009 with same proceedings number issued by the 2nd respondent as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, violative of provisions of Land Acquisition Act and the rules framed there under and offends Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to drop the acquisition of the land covered by said notification and pass such other orders and order…” At the hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition has fairly submitted that as the declarations under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) were not published within one year of publication of notifications issued under Section 4(1) of the Act, they have lapsed. The above submission of the learned Government Pleader is placed on record and these Writ Petitions are disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of these writ petitions, interim orders dated 03.07.2008 in W.P.M.P.No.18293 of 2008 in W.P.No.14179 of 2008, 24.02.2009 in W.P.M.P.No.4734 of 2009 in W.P.No.3632 of 2009 and 05.03.2009 in W.P.M.P.No.5854 of 2009 in W.P.No.4464 of 2009 are vacated, and W.P.M.P.No.18293 of 2008 in W.P.No.14179 of 2008, W.P.M.P.No.4734 of 2009 and W.V.M.P.No.3218 of 2010 in W.P.No.3632 of 2009, and W.P.M.P.No.5854 of 2009 and W.V.M.P.No.3708 of 2010 in W.P.No.4464 of 2009 are disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 26th April, 2011 GHN