IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 19172 of 2006 Between: Janachaitanya Housing Ltd., Zainab Commercial Complex, Ameerpet, Hyderabad, rep. by it's Regional Manager, Sri A. Venkata Ratnam, S/o. Ramaseshaiah, Aged:38 years, r/o. Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Land Acquisition Officer, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, 1-8-323, Paigah palace, Police Lines, Rasoolpura, Secunderabad. 2 Vice Chairman, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, 1-8-323, Paigah palace, Police Lines, Rasoolpura, Secunderabad. 3 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by the Secretary to Government Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 4 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdi-ka-pool, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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, in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, direction or order declaring the Notification under Sec. 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act published in A. P. Gazette Extra Ordinary, RR No. 58, dated Friday 1st August, 2003 and the Draft Declaration notified under Sec.6 of the Act notified in the A. P. Gazette, Extra Ordinary, RR No. 66, dated Tuesday the 31st August, 2004, as null and void in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.V.BHANU PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: MR.S.NIRANJAN REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 19172 of 2006 O R D E R: Learned counsel appearing on both sides fairly conceded that the issue that arises for consideration in this writ petition is squarely covered by an order of this Court in W.P. No. 17753 of 2006 dated 24.9.2007. Therefore, this writ petition is also allowed in the light of the above order-dated 24.9.2007 in W.P. No. 17753 of 2006 and accordingly the notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act on 1.8.2003 and the declaration published under Section 6 of the Act on 31.8.2004, to the extent of the lands of the petitioner, are liable to be set aside and are accordingly set aside. C.V. RAMULU, J. Date: 18.3.2009. MVB.