IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 17592 of 2008 Between: 1 B. Arunachalam, S/o. Late Sri Ratna Sabhapathy, R/o. D.No. 6/1248-A, Sankarapuram, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 2 K. Kusumakumari, W/o. Balakrishnaiah, R/o. H.No. 6/1248/1, Sankarapuram, Kadapa, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Govt. of A.P., Rep by its Secretary, Irrigation & CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Collector (LA), Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi (GNSS), Sankarapuram, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 3 The Special Collector (LA), Somasila Project, Unit-IV, Rajampet, Kadapa District. 4 The District Collector cum Chairman Empowered Committee, Kadapa, Kadapa 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not passing order on the petitioners application dated 23-11-1998 under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act and in not re-determine the amount of enhanced compensation payable to the petitioners in terms of the order dated 24-8-1998 in LAOP No. 1926/88 and batch of the court of the Hon'ble Senior Civil Judge, Rajampeta, Kadapa District as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional and consequently direct the respondents to pass orders on the petitioners application dated 23-1-1998 under section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act and to re-determine the amount of enhanced compensation payable to the petitioners in terms of the order dated 24-8-1998 in LAOP No. 1926/88 and batch on the file of the Court of the Hon'ble Senior Civil Judge, Rajampeta, Kadapa District and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.Y.VENKATASATYAM Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not passing any order on the petitioners’ application dated 23.11.1998 under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for re- determination of the compensation in terms of the order dated 24.08.1998 in LAOP No.1926 of 1988 and batch, on the file of the Court of the Senior Civil Judge, Rajampet, Kadapa District as arbitrary and illegal. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents and having regard to the fact that the application of the petitioners dated 23.11.1998 is pending before the respondents, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage with a direction to the respondents to consider the application of the petitioners and dispose of the same in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. ____________ (G. Rohini, J.) 13th August, 2008 Note: C.C. in 3 days. (B/o) Js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Govt. of A.P., Rep by its Secretary, Irrigation & CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Collector (LA), Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi (GNSS), Sankarapuram, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 3 The Special Collector (LA), Somasila Project, Unit-IV, Rajampet, Kadapa District. 4 The District Collector cum Chairman Empowered Committee, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 5 2 CCs to G.P for Irrigation and Common Area Development, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad.(OUT) 6 2 CD copies.