THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 4404 OF 2003 Dated: 23.09.2010 Between: Bandi Venugopal Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, Khammam District, Khammam and others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 4404 OF 2003 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the respondents in laying the road in survey No.9/4 to an extent of Ac.1.20 guntas situated within the limits of B.Gangavaram village, Sattupalli Mandal, Khammam District without initiating any proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, is arbitrary and illegal. This Court, while directing rule nisi, by order dated 13.03.2003 in W.P.M.P.No.5807 of 2003 granted interim order as under: “Unless necessary procedure as contemplated under the Land Acquisition Act or consent of the petitioner is obtained for constructing the culvert in Sy.No.9/4 in an extent of Ac.1.20 guntas situated within the limits of B.Gangavaram Village, Sattupalli Mandal, Khammam District, the respondents shall not construct any culvert. Notice.” In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents 2 to 4, it is stated that the road in question has been formed only in Government land but not across the lands of the petitioner as alleged and therefore, the question of initiation of acquisition proceedings does not arise. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the lands of the petitioner in any manner whatsoever without following due process of law. No costs. ____________ Date: 23.09.2010 G. ROHINI, J