THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.11084 OF 2008 BETWEEN: 1. Akula Venkata Gangadhara Surya Prakasa Rao, S/o. Venkata Swamy, R/o. Pandalaparru Village, Nidadavolu Mandal, West Godavari District, and others. …. PETITIONERS And 1. The District Collector, West Godavari District, at Eluru, and another. …. RESPONDENTS Counsel for petitioners: Sri S.D. Gowd. Counsel for respondents : G.P. for Revenue The Court made the following order: ORDER: The petitioners, claiming to be the pattedars in respect of certain land, have filed this writ petition to declare the action of the respondents in proposing to dispossess them without following the due process of law, as illegal. It is the case of the petitioners 1 and 2 that they are the pattedars and owners of an extent of Ac.0.30 cents of land situated in S.No.150-1 and S.No.150-2 of Pandalaparru Village, Nidadavolu Mandal, West Godavari District. Similarly, the 3rd petitioner is the owner and pattedar of the land in an extent of Ac.0.18 cents in S.No.150-3 and Ac.0.21 cents in S.No.150-4 of the said village. The petitioners have been in peaceful possession and enjoyment of the same and that the respondents have no authority of law to disturb their possession and enjoyment. The petitioners complain that due to political pressure, even without issuing any notice to them, the respondents are taking steps to dispossess them high handedly. They have therefore filed this writ petition for the aforesaid relief. Heard both the learned counsel. It is true that any person in settled possession, cannot be dispossessed nor his possession can otherwise be interfered with except in accordance with law. The respondents have filed counter affidavit admitting that the aforesaid lands were assigned to the petitioners in the year 1979. However, the said lands were acquired for providing grave yard to the people belonging to the scheduled caste community of Pandalaparru village, pursuant to the draft notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 published in the West Godavari District Gazette No.119, dated 15.05.2008. The Land Acquisition Officer has also issued notice under Section 5-A of the Act on 22.05.2008 and the said notices were also served on the petitioners. From the counter affidavit, it is evident that the respondents have invoked the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act and acquired the lands of the petitioners by following due process of law. In view of the same, the petitioners are not entitled for the relief sought for in this writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ NOUSHAD ALI, J. 29th November, 2010 Js.