THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11041 of 2007 Date: 17.01.2008 Between: Sirigineedi Satyavathi And another … Petitioners AND The Land Acquisition Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Kovvur, West Godavari District. & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri G.Narsimha Rao Counsel for respondents: A.G.P. for Land Acquisition HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11041 of 2007 ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. In this writ petition, the petitioners questioned notification dated 10.5.2007 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 (for short “the Act”) as illegal. By the impugned notification an extent of Ac.2.94 cents of the land belonging to the petitioners is proposed to be acquired for providing house-sites to landless poor persons. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners fairly conceded that the main issue raised in this writ petition, namely, that without converting the agricultural lands for non-agricultural purposes under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non- Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006 agricultural lands cannot be acquired, is covered by judgment dated 28.12.2007 in W.P.No.18881 of 2007 and Batch. In view of the same, this writ petition is dismissed with the direction that the detailed reasons contained therein shall form part of this order. As this writ petition was filed even before notice under Section 5A of the Act issued, the respondents are directed to issue notice to the petitioners and afford them an opportunity of personal hearing before seeking to proceed further with the proposed acquisition. The petitioners are permitted to raise all legally sustainable objections in response to the notice to be issued by the respondents against the proposed acquisition, as and when the respondents issue such notice. Subject to the above observation, the writ petition is dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:17.01.2008 mdaa