IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 16740 of 2008 Between: P.Jayaraja Char S/o.Late Hanumantha char R/o.Door No.1-372,Maruthi Nagar Kadapa City District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its District Collector Kadapa, Kadapa District 2 The Special Deputy Collector, Galeru nagari Sujala Stavanthi, kadapa,kadapa District 3 The Deputy Executive Engineer, Galeru Nagari Sujala Stanvanthi, GNSS,Sub Division, Kadapa,Kadapa 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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in taking away the possession of the land and structures belonging to the petitioner without acquiring the same as arbitrary, illegal, colorable exercise of power contrary to the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 and violative of the fundamental and Constitutional rights guaranteed to the petitioner under Articles, 14,21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to take possession of the land and structures in an extent of 1235 sq.meters with 545 Sq.meters of built up area situates in Obannpeta village, Kondapuram Mandal, Kadapa belonging to the petitoner without following due process of law. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.R.REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 16740 of 2008 ORDER : The petitioner seeks a declaration that the alleged action of the respondents in acquiring the land and structures belonging to him situated in Obannapeta Village, Kondapuram Mandal, Kadapa District without following due process of law is arbitrary and illegal. It is stated that the entire village of Obannapeta is acquired under a notiﬁcation dated 6.11.2006 for the purpose of submergence under Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi Scheme. However, in the notiﬁcation the structures which would also come under submergence were not shown. Hence, apprehending that no compensation would be paid to the structures standing on the land acquired, the petitioners made a representation dated 28.5.2007 requesting the 2nd respondent to assess the value of the structures and other items and ﬁx the appropriate compensation. Alleging that the said representation is not considered, the present writ petition is filed. Having heard both parties, without expressing any opinion as to the entitlement of the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 28.5.2007 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 01-08-2008 Note: Issue C.C. in 3 days. B/o KLP