IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 17725 of 2007 Between: 1 N. Sreenu S/o Chinna Narsimha R/o 8-137/1, Nadergul Village, Saroornagar, Ranga Reddy District. 2 R. Vipula D/o R. Balraj R/o 12-2-709/90, Navodaya Colony, Mehdipatnam, Hyderabad-28 3 N. Narsimha S/o Govindu R/o 8-45, Maruthinagar, Opp Santoshnagar, Hyderabad.s 4 A. VEnkateswarlu S/o jalaiah R/o 8-83/4/5, Green Park Colony, Road No.2 Karmanghat, Hyderabad. 5 Smt. G. Chennamma W/o Kasaiah Plot No. 23, Jyothi Nagar, Kharmanghat Village, Saroor nagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District 6 G. Kondaiah S/o Ramulu R/o Plot No. 18, Bangaru Enclave, Karmanghat, Saroornagar, Mandal, R.R. District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 Government of A.P., repbyits Principal Secretary Revenue Department, Secretariat Secrtarait Buildigns, Saifabad, Hyderabad/ 2 Hyderabad Urban Development Authority repby Vice Chairman, Police lane, Rasulpura Secunderabad. 3 District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Office at Lakdikapul, Hyderabad. 4 Special Deputy Collector,Land Acquisition II, Outer Ring Road, HUDA Complesx, Tarnaka, Hyderabad. 5 Land Acquisition Officer, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, HUDA Complex, Tarnaka, 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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring that the actionof Respondents No. 5 in Publishing the Form No.7 Notice under Section 9(3) and 10 of the Land Acquisition Act for enqiry pursuant to the draft declaration No. G1/3132/2004 and No. G.1/3246/04 dt 28-07-2005 issued under Section 6 of the land acquisition Act in respect of Plot No. 142/2 admeasuring 155 sq. yards in Survey No. 524/1 to 527/1 and 529/1, Plot No. 31 admeasuring 294 sq. Survey No. 526/1 527, 529, Plot No. 222 admeasuring 202 sq. of Survey No. 526, 527, 528 Plot No. 21 admeasurign 302, sq. yards and plot No. 277 admeasuring 202 sq. yards in Survey No. 526/1 527/1,. situated at Nadergul Village & plot NO 1985 admeasuring 386 sq. yards in Survey No. 608 of Raganna Gedem Village, Nadergul Grampanchayat, Nadergul Gram panchayat, Ranga Reddy District belonging to the petitioners is arbitrary, illegal capricious and violative of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India apart from being in violation ofprinciples of natural justice and consequently directthe Respondnets to consider the consent Letters given by the petitionrs to pass consent Award under Section 31(3) of Land Acquisition Act to the petitioner/Plot owners in Exchange of their plots for township project proposed by HUDA under the Township & Future Projects at Saroornagar Mandal, R.R. District andpass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may dees fit inthe circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:SMT.V.DYUMANI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.17725 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: The learned counsel appearing on either side fairly conceded that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the decision rendered by this Court in GAJJELA NARASIMHA REDDY AND OTHERS v. COLLECTOR, RANGA REDDY DISTRICT AND ANOTHER[1] and therefore this writ petition is also liable to be disposed of in terms thereof. In view of the same, following the above judgment, this writ petition is allowed and the impugned notification is quashed to the extent of the lands belonging to the petitioners. The respondents, however, are not precluded from initiating acquisition proceedings afresh in accordance with law and in the light of the findings recorded in the above said judgment. There shall be no order as to cots. _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 30.1.2009 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.17725 of 2007 30.1.2009 [1] 2008(5) ALD 302