THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION. No.162 of 2008 Date: 21.01.2008 Between: Khaleed Bin Ibrahim Masquathi & another. … Petitioners AND Government of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (L.A.), Dept., Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri P. Panduranga Reddy Counsel for the respondents : Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION. No.162 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in dispensing with the enquiry under Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act’) by invoking urgency clause under Section 17(4) of the Act in order to acquire the property admeasuring 291 square metres (petitioners claim that the extent of 271.27 square metres mentioned in the prayer of the writ petition is a mistake) comprised in premises No.22-5-919 to 925 of Sher-E-Hyderabad Village, Bahadarpura Mandal, Hyderabad District, as illegal. The petitioners also sought for setting aside declaration dated 30.11.2007 made under Section 6 of the Act. Heard Sri Panduranga Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. A perusal of the record shows that the abovementioned extent of land belonging to the petitioners is proposed to be acquired for widening of road at Charminar for Night Bazar and enquiry under Section 5A of the Act is dispensed with on the purported group of urgency to acquire the land. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition fairly stated that the respondents would hold enquiry under Section 5A of the Act and the writ petition may be disposed of accordingly. In the light of the submission made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the writ petition is disposed of. Declaration dated 30.11.2007 issued under Section 6 of the Act is set aside and respondent Nos.2 and 4 are directed to hold enquiry under Section 5A of the Act afresh by giving the petitioners an opportunity of personal hearing. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.168 of 2008 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 21.01.2008 ES