IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 12172 of 2000 Between: 1. Vanumu Appalamma, W/o appalaswamy, Aged about 45 years. 2. Buddala Yerakaiah, S/o Jagannatham, Aged about 52 years. 3. Yebadi Radhamma, W/o Jogaiah, Aged about 45 years. 4. Ponduru Appaiah, S/o Chinnavadu, Aged about 43 years. 5. Ponduru Musalaiah, S/o Thavudu, Aged about 50 years. 6. Vanumu Sanjeeva Rao, S/o Chinnavadu, aged about 48 years. 7. Teketi Appa Rao, S/o Teketi Yendu, Aged about 48 years. 8. Teketi Rama Rao, S/o Yendu, Aged about 43 years. 9. Teketi Guraiah, S/o Yendu, Aged about 40 years. 10. Pothala Varalaxmi, W/o Ramudu, Aged about 48 years. All are Agriculturists and Small Farmers , R/o Karlemma Village, Kothur Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector (S.W.) Srikakulam District, Srikakulam. 3. the Revenue Divisional Officer, Palakonda, Srikakulam District. 4. the Mandal Revenue Officer, Kothuru (Mandal), Srikakulam District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.P.SRINIVASA REDDY (not present) Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE (not present) The Court made the following : O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to set aside proceedings dated 16-06-1999. At the hearing, there is no representation for any of the parties. I have perused the record. The petitioners have felt aggrieved by notification dated 16-06-1999 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’), whereby an extent of Acs. 10.96 cents belonging to Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple of Karlemma Village, Kothuru Mandal, Srikakulam District was proposed to be acquired. The petitioners claim to be the tenants of the said land for more than 20 years. Their grievance is that though they are shown as the enjoyers of the land in Number-3 village accounts, no notices have been served on them apart from dispensing with enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act. A perusal of the notification shows that the said land is proposed to be acquired for providing house sites to weaker sections and enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act is dispensed with. The proceeding sheet shows that on 18-10-2000, interim stay of dispossession has been granted. In the absence of any counter- affidavit and representation on behalf of the parties, it is not known whether acquisition proceedings have been completed by issuing declaration under Section 6 of the Act and passing an award. Therefore, it is not possible for this Court to adjudicate the writ petition on merits. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed for non-prosecution. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition for non-prosecution, interim order dated 18-10-2000 is vacated. WPMP No.15495 of 2000 is dismissed and WPMP No.24650 of 2000 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 17th July, 2008 vrn