IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.11802 of 2002 Between: Raja Manyam Kanakaiah Satram @ Manyam Mahalakshmamma Satram, reptd., by its Hereditary Trustee Raja Manyam Kanakaiah, S/o.Raja Manyam Kanakaiah Zamindar, 67 yrs, 9-36-1, Sadanam Street, Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. … Petitioner And State of Andhra Pradesh, reptd., by Secretary, Revenue (Endowments-II) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: None. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Land Acquisition. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is ﬁled for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the land acquisition proceedings initiated under notification dated 1- 12-1995, issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”), relating to Ac.8.67 cents of land situated in Pallamkurru village, Katrenikona Mandal, East Godavari District, have lapsed under Section 11- A of the Act. The petitioner also questioned proceedings dated 14-6-2002, whereby respondent No.2 sanctioned a sum of Rs.5,41,008/- towards 80% advance compensation for taking possession of the land. The admitted facts of the case are that notiﬁcation under Section 4(1) of the Act was issued on 9-12-1995 proposing to acquire the petitioner’s land for providing house sites to the poor. The last of the publications of declaration under Section 6 was made on 21-12-1995. Questioning the said acquisition proceedings, the petitioner ﬁled Writ Petition No.2205 of 1996. On 8-2-1996 this Court granted stay of further proceedings. On 4-7-2000 the said Writ Petition was dismissed. Under Section 11-A of the Act award shall be made within a period of two years from the date of publication of the declaration, and the said provision mandates that if no award is made within that period, the entire proceedings regarding acquisition of the land shall lapse. At the Bar it is conceded that by the time the present Writ Petition is ﬁled on 1-7-2002 the entire period of two years expired even after exclusion of the period during which stay was granted by this Court in Writ Petition No.2205 of 1996. Therefore, by reason of the mandatory provision contained in Section 11-A of the Act, the entire acquisition proceedings lapsed. The Writ Petition is therefore allowed. ------------------------- ----------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:06-11-2008 MNR