THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 4849 OF 2007 O R D E R: The petitioners are the owners of 0-92 cents of land in R.S.No.75/B of Tummikapalli village of Kothavalasa Mandal, Vizianagaram District. The District Collector, Vizianagaram, the 1st respondent herein, issued notiﬁcation dated 6.7.2006, under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short “the Act”), proposing to acquire Acs.6-30 cents of land, including the one owned by the petitioners, for the purpose of construction of a road over bridge. He dispensed with the enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act. The petitioners contend that the proposed acquisition is illegal, on several respects. It is urged that the use of the land has not been converted, as provided for under the A.P. Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purpose) Act 2006. Certain objections are also raised, as to the alignment of the road, and it is ultimately complained that the enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act was dispensed with, though there is no urgency as such. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. Though several grounds are urged by the petitioners, this court is of the view that it is not necessary to deal with the same, in detail. The 1st respondent has dispensed with the enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act, which is the only remedy, in the context of compulsory acquisition. It is not as if the purpose, for which the land is sought to be acquired is so urgent, that it cannot wait for a period of one or two months, during which enquiry under Section 5-A can be held. The petitioners would be in a position to put forward all their contentions, if the enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act is held. The invocation of urgency clause, under Section 17(4) of the Act, is totally unwarranted, in the facts of the case. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall hold enquiry, under Section 5- A of the Act. It shall be open to the petitioners, to put forward all their contentions, including those raised in the writ petition. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ 23rd October 2008 PAN