THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION. No.289 of 2008 Date: 22.01.2008 Between: K.M.D. Osman Sab, & others. … Petitioners AND The Revenue Divisional Officer-cum- Land Acquisition Officer, Dharmavaram, Anantapur District & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri P. Veera Reddy Counsel for the respondents : Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION. No.289 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare notification dated 06.12.2007 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act’), whereunder lands of the petitioners were proposed to be acquired, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri P. Veera Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners stated that since the petitioners have received notices for enquiry under Section 5A of the Act, the writ petition may be disposed of with liberty to them to appear before the respondents and to object to the proposed acquisition. In view of this statement of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the writ petition is disposed of. The respondents are directed to give the petitioners opportunity of personal hearing in the enquiry proposed to be held under Section 5A of the Act before proceedings further. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.300 of 2008 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 22.01.2008 ES