IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 9983 of 2005 Between: 1 K.Anasuya Devi, W/o. Late K.Laxman Rao, R/o. Kolthur Village, Shameerpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 2 U.Mallaiah, S/o. late Ramaiah, R/o. Kolthur Village, Shameerpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 3 Gurrala Shivulu, S/o. Narayana, R/o. Kolthur Village, Shameerpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 4 U.Yadamma, W/o. Pochaiah, R/o. Kolthur Village, Shameerpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 5 B.Kistaiah, S/o. Balaiah, R/o. Kolthur Village, Shameerpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 6 Psula Babu, S/o. Ramulu, R/o. Kolthur Village, Shameerpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 7 E.Chandraiah, S/o. Gopaiah, R/o. Kolthur Village, Shameerpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 8 Gattu Narsaiah, S/o. Bala Mallaiah, R/o. Kolthur Village, Shameerpet Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. .. PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings , Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh,rep.by its Principal Secretary, Industries &Commerce Department, Secretariat Buildings , Hyderabad. 3 District Collector, RR District, Lakdkikapool, Hyderabad. 4 Mandal Revenue Officer, Shameerpet Mandal, RR District. 5 AP Industrial Infrastructural Corporation, rep.by its Managing Director, 4th Floor , Parishram Bhavan, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.V.RAMAKRISHNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent.: GP FOR REVENUE FOR R1 to R4 Counsel for Respondent No.5: None appeared. The Court made the following : O R D E R: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition itself is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. The short question for consideration in this writ petition is whether the petitioners are entitled to payment of compensation in respect of the assigned lands, which were acquired by the respondents for public purpose, under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 or in terms of G.O.Ms.No.1307 dated 23-12-1993. At the hearing, Sri V.Ramakrishna Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, fairly submitted that the petitioners will be satisfied if compensation (ex gratia) as envisaged in G.O.Ms.No.1307 dated 23-12-1993 is paid. In view of this submission, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the respondents 3 and 4 to pay compensation (ex gratia) to the petitioners in respect of the lands, which were assigned to them and acquired, within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP No.12962 of 2005 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Dated 17th June, 2008 vrn