THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.29029 of 2009 DATED: 15.07.2010 Between: Y.M.K. High School, rep. by its Correspondent Sri Yale Malleshappa .. Petitioner And State of A.p. rep. by Secretary, Revenue Department, Hyderabad and others. .. Respondents ORDER: It is the grievance of the petitioner school that the respondent authorities are taking steps to lay a road on the land belonging to it, admeasuring Ac.3.50 cents in Sy.No.24 of Vengalapuram Village, Adoni Mandal, Kurnool District, which is meant for playground for its students, without following due procedure under law. This Court, on 31.12.2009, while issuing notice before admission, ordered status quo obtaining as on that date, to be maintained for a period of four weeks, and the said interim order was extended from time to time. Seeking to vacate the said interim order dated 31.12.2009, the 3rd respondent- Executive Engineer, Roads and Buildings Department, Adoni, Kurnool District, filed a vacate stay petition in W.V.M.P.No.1099 of 2010, and, in support of the said petition, the 3rd respondent filed detailed counter-affidavit, which indicates that the Government of Andhra Pradesh proposed to construct Road Over Bridge at Adoni on cost-sharing basis with Railway Department and in the process of measuring the land required for that purpose, the subject land was surveyed, but however, the notification as required under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, notifying the subject land for acquisition, is yet to be issued. It is further stated that, in view of the interim orders of status quo passed by this Court, the respondents are unable to initiate land acquisition proceedings. Today, when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads and Buildings appearing for the respondents submits that, so far, no proceedings, under the Land Acquisition Act, are initiated in respect of the subject land and if the subject land is required to be acquired, the respondents will follow due process of law. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall follow due process of law, in the event the petitioner’s land is required to be acquired for the purpose of construction of Road Over Bridge. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 15th July, 2010 IBL