THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V. ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION Nos.25489, 25794 AND 25807 OF 2007 DATED: 04-02-2008 W.P.No.25489 of 2007 BETWEEN Murari Venkatamma, W/o. Murari Annaiah, R/p. Aseethugaripalle, Chinthakomma Dinne Mandal, Kadapa District. …PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Kadapa District, Kadapa and another. …RESPONDENTS W.P.No.25794 of 2007 BETWEEN Yeddula Jounnes, S/o. Venkataiah, R/o. D.No.6/112/1, Ravindranagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. …PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Kadapa District, Kadapa and another. …RESPONDENTS W.P.No.25807 of 2007 BETWEEN Yeddula Pushpa Raju, S/o. Sudershan R/o.6/112/1, Ravindranagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. …PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Kadapa District, Kadapa and another. …RESPONDENTS COMMON ORDER: Petitioners question the impugned notice issued by the Tahsildar, Chinthakommadinne Mandal, in reference No.B/449/2007 dated 26.09.2007 in asking them to appear before him along with the relevant records relating to the lands in their occupation of an extent of Ac.4.94 cents in Sy.No.141/1B and 141/2; an extent of Ac.3.62 cents in Sy.No.134/3 and 157 and an extent of Ac.2.75 cents in Sy.No.134/1 of Cherlopalle village, Chinthakommadinne Mandal, Kadapa District, as the said lands are required for public purpose and as the Government desires to allot the said lands toward house-sites in favour of landless poor and the petitioners were asked to adduce evidence with regard to their right of holding the assigned land so that they would be entitled to necessary compensation. 2. Learned Government Pleader submits that the said lands are assigned lands assigned in favour of either the petitioners or their forefathers and the petitioners are in occupation and possession of the said lands. He further submits that all the assigned lands assigned in favour of the landless poor for agricultural purposes, if required for public purpose, it is always open to the Government to resume the said lands and that the original assignees or their legal heirs are entitled to compensation as envisaged in G.O.Ms.No.1307 Revenue (Assgn.I) Department dated 23.12.1993. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the this Court in WP.No.19778 of 2006 and batch dated 09.10.2006 held that the original assignees are not only entitled to compensation/ex-gratia as per the aforesaid G.O. but they are also entitled to compensation under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, that is to say, solatium, additional compensation and interest. 4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and following the aforesaid order of this court, the respondents are directed to pay compensation/ex-gratia as per the aforesaid G.O. and also solatium, additional compensation and interest as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act. The writ petitions are accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ V. ESWARAIAH, J February 4, 2008 DSK