IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 27746 of 1996 Between: 1. Atram jangu, son of Yellu, aged 30 years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o. Sakara Village, mandal utnoor, Adilabad District and another. ....PETITIONERS AND 1. Land Acquisition Officer Cum the Sub Collector (F.A.C), Utnoor, Adilabad District and two others. ...RESPONDENTS * * * ORDER: Petitioners, who are assignees of land, were paid only development charges for acquiring that land from them by the first respondent, on behalf of respondents 2 and 3. Alleging that they are entitled to the compensation as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act inspite of the fact that lands acquired from them are assigned lands, petitioners filed this petition seeking a direction to the respondents to pay compensation as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, but not mere development charges. 2. In view of the ratio in LAO cum RAO, Hyderabad Vs. M.Pandu & others petitioners are entitled to compensation as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act in spite of the fact that the land acquired from them is an assigned land. 3. Therefore, with a direction to the respondents to pay compensation as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act to the petitioners in respect of assigned lands acquired from them, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________________ C.Y.SOMAYAJULU, J. Date: 08th November 2005 BSB