THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.10651 of 2007 ORDER: A notification, dated 23.04.2007 was issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short ‘the Act’) by the District Collector, East Godavari, 2nd respondent herein proposing to acquire Ac.3.50 cents of land in Survey No.779/1 of Burugupudi Village, Korukonda Mandal for the purpose of providing house sites. The petitioner claims to be the owner of the said land. He challenges the notification on several grounds. Placing reliance upon G.O.Ms.No.139, Social Welfare Department, dated 28.11.1998, he contends that the lands owned by the persons belonging to Schedule Caste cannot be acquired. He also placed reliance upon G.O.Ms.No.122, dated 15.12.2003 and G.O.Ms.No.92, dated 29.12.2004 issued by the Social Welfare Department. The respondents filed counter affidavit opposing the writ petition. It is stated that the writ petition is pre- mature. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. An enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act is to be conducted. The petitioner can put forward his contentions including those based upon the G.Os. referred to above in the course of enquiry. The petitioner can be said to have suffered any detriment, if only a declaration under Section 6 of the Act is published, ignoring his contentions under the G.Os. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to raise all his objections in the course of enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. __________ 03.06.2010 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.10651 of 2007 Date: 03.06.2010 JSU