THE HONBLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.16245 of 2008 ORAL ORDER: The petitioners claim to be residents of Anaparthi village. When their houses were sought to be acquired for the purpose of construction of a flyover bridge on Vijayawada-Visakhapatnam Railway Line at L.C.No.412 of Railway KM 801/78 at Anaparthy village, they filed W.P.No.26245 of 2007 and the same was dismissed by this Court along with W.P.No.1347 of 2008 by order dated 10.06.2008 after considering the contentions raised by the petitioners in detail. Though the petitioners preferred appeals to the Division Bench (W.A.Nos.721 and 738 of 2008), the same were also dismissed by Judgment dated 21.07.2008. The present writ petition is filed alleging that pursuant to the dismissal of Writ Appeals by the Division Bench, the respondents have highhandedly dismantled their houses without granting them breathing time to secure alternative accommodation and contending that the said action of the respondents is arbitrary and illegal. However, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition as well as the learned Government Pleader for Roads & Buildings, under instructions, stated that after conducting a detailed enquiry, an award was passed fixing the compensation payable to the petitioners and other claimants and notices under Section 12(2) of the Act were issued to the petitioners on 4.07.2008. Since they refused to receive the notices, compensation was deposited in the civil Court. It is further stated by the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition that pursuant thereto, possession was taken on 15.07.2008 and the same was handed over to the Roads & Buildings Department on the same day for the purpose of construction of the fly over. In the circumstances, I am unable to hold that the impugned action of the respondents is arbitrary or illegal At any rate, since the contentions raised by the petitioners assailing the acquisition were already nagatived by this Court in W.P.Nos.26245 and 1347 of 2008, and the said order was upheld by the Division Bench, I am not inclined to entertain the writ petition and grant the relief as prayed for. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. 25.07.2008. Kgr IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.16245 of 2008 Between: 1 Smt.T.Pushpavathi W/o.Late Devadana Reddy R/o.Near Padmashri Theatre, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 2 Smt.M.Bhagyavathi W/o.Venugopal Nair, R/o.265-3/A3, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 3 Smt.Pulagam Laxmi W/o.Vera Reddy, R/o.3-315, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 4 Tetali Rama Reddy S/o.Golla Reddy, R/o.D.No.7-393, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 5 Tetali Sura Reddy S/o.Sathi Reddy, R/o.7-82, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 6 D.Sathi Reddy S/o.Bulleyya, R/o.2-256, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 7 D.Siva Reddy S/o.Late Saibaba Reddy, R/o.2-263, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 8 K.Venkataramana Reddy S/o.Rami Reddy, R/o.6-19, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 9 T.Venkatakrishna Reddy S/o.Rama Reddy, R/o.7-38, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 10 K.Samudra Reddy S/o.Late Sura Reddy, R/o.3-376, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 11 K.Appa Reddy S/o.Late Sesha Reddy, R/o.10-242, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 12 Sathi Ganga Raju S/o.Venkat Reddy, C/o. Venkateswara Rice Mill, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 13 P.Koteswara Rao S/o.Kamala Rao, R/o.305-21-1, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. 14 K.Sathi Raju S/o.Soma Raju, R/o.305/2, Anaparthi Village & Mandal, E.G.District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1The State of A.P., rep. by its Secretary Revenue Department, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2The Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Sub Collector, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. 3The District Collector, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4The Superintending Engineer (R&B) Kakinada, East Godavari District. 5The Executive Engineer (R&B), Kakinada, East Godavari District. 6The Dy. Executive Engineer (R&B), Kakinada, East Godavari District. 7The Asst. Engineer (R&B), Biccavole, East Godavari District. 8The Mandal Revenue Officer, Anaparthy Mandal, Anaparthy, East Godavari District. 9The Station House Officer, Anaparthy P.S., Anaparthy Mandal, East Godavari 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 acts of the respondents in dismantling the houses of the petitioners without following due process of law, as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Art. 300A and 21 of Constitution of India and all canons of fair play and natural justice and consequently issue directions to the respondents, their men, subordinates, officials, from taking up demolition works against the houses of the petitioners, without giving opportunity to the petitioners to vacate the house, as law provided to them and without following due process of law and pass such other order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr .K. GANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR ROADS & BUILDINGS Government Pleader for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: