IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No.5735 of 2004 Between: 1 Kova Bheemu, S/o. Gogru, R/o. Bordam Village, Tiryani Mandal, Adilabad District. 2 Kursinga Indur Bai, W/o. Jugadi, R/o. Bordam Village, Tiryani Mandal, Adilabad District. 3 Aithe Pochakka, W/o. Pochaiah, R/o. Bordam Village, Tiryani Mandal, Adilabad District. 4 Bathini Chikati, S/o. Venkati, R/o. Bordam Village, Tiryani Mandal, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Energy(PR) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 The District Collector, Adilabad District, Adilabad. 4 The Revenue Divisional Officer (Land Acquisition Officer), Utnoor Mandal, Adilabad District. 5 The Director of Social Welfare, Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad. 6 The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., rep. by its General Manager Bellampalli (P) Area, Bellampalli, Adilabad District (R6 is impleaded as per court order dt. 19-11-2004 in WPMP 14969 of 2004) .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st Respondent in Gazette Notification No.4/2004-1, dated 6-1-2004 under section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act dispensing with enquiry under Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, and declaration under section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, vide Gazette Notification No.4/2004-2, dated 7-1-2004 are illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction, violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.MADAN MOHAN RAO Counsel for the Respondent : GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION FOR (R1 TO 5) MR.K.SRINIVASA MURTHY FOR R6 The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION No.5735 of 2004 ORDER: It is represented by Sri E.Madan Mohan Rao, learned counsel of the petitioners, that the cause in the writ petition does not survive, as the respondents have conceded the petitioners’ claim. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ (GODA RAGHURAM, J) 8th April, 2008 sh