THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY CONTEMPT CASE No.1610 of 2010 ORDER: This Contempt Case is filed alleging that the respondents have violated the directions issued by this Court in order, dated 09.10.2009 passed in WPMP.No.28128 of 2009 in Writ Petition No.21654 of 2009. In the aforesaid order, this Court directed the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners from their patta land admeasuring Ac.1.00 guntas covered by Survey No.275 situated at N.S.P. Camp, Khammam Town, without following due process of law. It is not in dispute that aforesaid piece of land was acquired as early as in 1961, award was passed and the petitioners were also paid compensation. Although it is the case of the petitioners that they were dispossessed contrary to the directions of this Court, in the counter- affidavit, it is categorically stated that the entire acquired land, which includes the land of the petitioners, is in possession of various departments of the Government and the petitioners are not in possession of the land. When the award was passed under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and the compensation was already paid and when it is stated that possession of the land was taken and further, the land was in the possession of various departments of the Government, it cannot be said that the respondents have violated the directions issued by this Court. The Contempt Case is devoid of merit and it is accordingly dismissed. _______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 23rd JUNE, 2011. kvni