THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.13471 OF 1991 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in not fixing the compensation for the fruit bearing trees existing on the surplus land surrendered by the petitioner under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act, 1973 (for short, “the Act”) as arbitrary and illegal. As could be seen from the material on record, the existence of the fruit bearing trees on the land surrendered by the petitioner situated in Sy.Nos.453/1 A2 and 457 of Epur IB, 1,243 is not in dispute. However, the claim of the petitioner for compensation has not been finalized basing on the alleged instructions of the Commissioner of Land Records and Urban Land Ceiling dated 5.9.1989. Though Rule Nisi was ordered on 11.10.1991, no counter-affidavit has been filed by any of the respondents. The learned counsel for the petitioner has brought to my notice that an identical question was considered by a Division Bench of this Court in V. Ramachandra Reddy v. Govt. of A.P.[1], wherein the entitlement of the land owners for compensation for the fruit bearing trees existing on the surrendered land was upheld. Having regard to the ratio laid down in the above case, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for payment of compensation for the fruit bearing trees existing on the land surrendered by him under the provisions of the Act and pass appropriate orders in terms of the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in V. Ramachandra Reddy v. Govt. of A.P. (1 supra) as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 7.03.2007. Kgr Issue CC in one week. (BO) Kgr IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) Friday, the Seventh day of March TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.13471 of 1991 Between: Isanaka Sudhakar Reddy, s/o Papireddy, Nellore. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Govt. of A.P. rep by its Secretary, Revenue Department Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Commissioner of Land Reforms and Urban Land Ceiling, Nampally Station Road, Hyderabad. 3 The Addl. Revenue Divisional Officer, Land Reforms Nellore, Nellore 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 a direction, more particularly one in the nature of a writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in not fixing the compensation for the fruit bearing trees existing in the surplus lands surrendered by the petitioner under the provisions of A.P.Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agricultural Holdings) Act,1973 and the further action of the respondents 1 and 2 in not only paying the amount so determined but also instructing the 3rd respondent not to determine or pay the compensation for the fruit bearing trees, as illegal, without jurisdiction and direct the respondents to fix the compensation for the fruit bearing trees existing in the surplus land surrendered by the petitioner, the possession of which was taken over by the Government on 29-8-82 and pay the entire compensation with interest at the rate of 18% of P.A. with effect from the above said date and pass such other order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.P.SRIDHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: [1] 1995(3) A LT 203 (DB).