THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH W.P. No. 79 of 2008 Date:17-01-2008 Between: Gundala Chinna Obanna …Petitioner AND The Govt. of A.P. rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Dept., Hyderabad and three others .. Respondents ORDER: The petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the 3rd respondent in issuing proceedings No.Ref.E/246/2006, dated 08.10.2007 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents not to dispossess him from the land in Sy.No.790 of an extent of Ac.4.20 cents of Chinta Komma Dinne village and mandal, District Kadapa. It is the case of the petitioner that an extent of Ac.4.20 cents in Sy.No.790 situated in Chinta Komma Dinne village and mandal, District Kadapa was assigned in his favour and having assigned the said land in favour of the petitioner, the respondents are trying to take the possession of the same without following due process of law by the impugned order. The perusal of the impugned order goes to show that admittedly the said land was assigned in favour of the petitioner vide DKT No.1825/77, dated 10.01.1968 and after lapse of 30 years, the said land is sought to be resumed for the purpose of public i..e for providing house sites to the houseless poor and the said land is sought to be resumed subject to payment ex gratia to the land loosers as per G.O.Ms.No0.1307, Revenue (Assign-1) Department, dated 23.12.1993. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not only entitled for ex gratia but also entitled for compensation as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act i.e. to say, solatium, additional compensation and interest as per the judgment of this Court reported in P.MALLAIAH v. GOVERNMENT OF A.P.[1] Following the aforesaid judgment of this Court, the writ petition is disposed of declaring that the petitioner is not only entitled to ex gratia as per G.O.Ms.No0.1307, Revenue (Assign-1) Department, dated 23.12.1993 but also entitled for compensation as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act i.e. to say, solatium, additional compensation and interest etc. and accordingly a mandamus shall issue directing the respondents to pay the same. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ V.ESWARAIAH, J. Date:17.01.2008 ccm [1] 2006(2) ALT 742