THE HONBLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.14910 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the notiﬁcation dated 7.03.2008 published under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, "the Act") acquiring the lands belonging to the petitioners situated in Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District as well as the subsequent declaration made under Section 6 of the Act are arbitrary and illegal. The petitioners raised various objections to the acquisition, including that the notiﬁcation as well as the declaration which were published simultaneously on 7.03.2008, are illegal. Having regard to the material placed before this Court by the petitioners, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents could not dispute the fact that there was simultaneous publication. It is also relevant to note that the very same notiﬁcation dated 7.03.2008 was the subject-matter of W.P.No.9397 of 2008, in which this Court while allowing the writ petition in part, directed the respondent/authorities to hold the enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act. In the circumstances, the declaration made under Section 6 of the Act, dated 7.03.2008, is hereby set aside and the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to conduct the enquiry in terms of Section 5-A of the Act, and then take further steps following due process of law. No costs. 01.08.2008. Kgr IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.14910 of 2008 Between: 1 Palli Nagamma, W/o. Srinivasa Rao, Legal Heir of Late Palli Appa Rao, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 2 Gedala Rambabu Alias Ravi Kumar, S/o. Krishna Rao, Legal Heir of Jogi Butchayya, S/o. Pentayya. R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 3 Kantumajji Kurma Rao, S/o. Rama Rao, Legal Heir of Late Jogi Butchayya, S/o. Pentayya R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 4 Reddi Polayya, S/o. late Ramayya, Legal Heir of Late Reddi Ramayya, S/o. Bodiyya, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 5 Reddi Appa Rao, S/o. Late Papayya, Legal Heir of Late Late Reddi Papayya R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 6 Mookalla Pedappadu, S/o. Dali Appadu, Legal Heir of Late Mookalla Papayya, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 7 Jogi Manamada Rao, S/o. Jogi naidu, Legal Heir of Late Jogi Jogi Naidu R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 8 Gunda Yarayya, S/o. late Gunda Appanna, Legal Heir of Late Gunda Appanna R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 9 Mookalla Govinda Rao, S/o. late Mookalla Raju, Legal heir of Late Mookalla Raju R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 10 Mookalla Amminaidu, S/o. Late Suriappadu, Legal heir of Late Suriappadu R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 11 Jogi Rama Rao, S/o. Late Appanna, Legal heir of Late Jogi Appanna R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 12 Gundu Toudu, S/o. Late Musalayya, Legal heir of Late Gundu Musalayya R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 13 Amballa Venkata Narayana, S/o. Late Appanna, Legal heir of Late Amballa Kristamma, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 14 Amballa Venkatamma, W/o. lat Kistamma, Legal heir of Late Amballa Kistamma, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 15 Jogi Rama Mohan Rao, S/o. Tavitinaidu, Legal heir of Late Jogi Tavitinaidu, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 16 Dakara Alivelu, W/o. Prabhakara Rao, Legal heir of Late Jogi Ramulu R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 17 Jogi Tivitinaidu, S/o. Late Appa Rao, Legal heir of Late Jogi Appa Rao R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 18 Jogi Mukhalingam, S/o. Lat Adinarayana, Legal heir of Late Jogi Adinarayana R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 19 Pogiri Srinivasa Rao, S/o. Satyanarayana, Legal heir of Late Pogiri Satyam, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 20 Jogi Rama Rao, S/o. late Appanna, Legal heir of Late Jogi Narayanamma & late Yeddla Narasimhul R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 21 Amballa Ramaswamy, S/o. Pentayya, Legal heir of Late Sailada Ramayya, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 22 Jogi Pagadalamna, S/o. Late Chiranjevulu, Legal heir of Late Jogi Chiranjevulu R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 23 Jogi Gagannadham, S/o. Narasayya, Legal heir of Late Jogi Narayanamma, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 24 Amballa Tavitinaidu, S/o. pentayya, Legal heir of Late Ommi Chimayya, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. 25 Chemala Jagannadham, S/o. Ramayya, Legal heir of Late Chemala Rama Lakshmi, R/o. Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue (Land Acquisition) Department, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Srikakulam District, Srikakulam. 3 The Sub-Collector (Revenue Divisional officer), Vamsadhara Project, Unit-2, Hiramandalam, Hiramandalam Taluk, Srikakulam District. 4 The Tahsildar, Amadalavalasa Mandal, Srikakulam District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the notiﬁcation in Rc.No. 594/2008 G3 dated 07-03-2008 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 and also declaration made under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1984 in Rc.No. 594/2008/G3 dated 07-03-2008 of the 2nd respondent published in Prajashakthi Daily News Paper on 3-4-2008 in respect of the petitioner's lands in Surey No.s 154, 155, 156, 159, 160, 161 and 162 of Sailada Village, Amadalavalasa Mandal Srikakulam District and consequently set aside the same and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. D.V.NAGARJUNA BABU Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: