IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.14359 of 2009 Between: Panga Bhaskar Reddy S/o.Rama Subba Reddy R/o.D.No.11/154, Srinivasa Nagar, Porumamilla Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kadapa-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, Kadapa. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in taking away the petitioner's land of Ac.4.41 cents in Survey No.1481 of Dumpalagattu Village of Khajipet Mandal, Kadapa District without acquiring the same as per the provisions of Land Acquisition Act for the purpose of construction of reservoir across Kannelavagu near Chemullapalli Village, though the same is patta land of the petitioner, as illegal, unjust, arbitrary and against statutory provisions including the provisions under Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and against Art.300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to acquire the petitioner's land of Ac.4.41 cents in Survey No.1481 of Dumpalagattu Village of Khajipet Mandal, Kadapa District, as per the provisions of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and pay compensation besides interest. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.L.J.VEERA REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: ORDER: The only grievance of the petitioner is that though his land in an extent of Ac.4.41 cents in Sy.No.1481 of Dumpalagattu Village, Khajipet Mandal of Kadapa District, was submerged due to increase in the height of reservoir constructed across Kannelavagu near Chemullapalli Village of Khajipet Mandal, the 2nd respondent- Revenue Divisional Officer- cum-Land Acquisition Officer, Kadapa, is not acquiring his land and paying compensation for the same as per the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the L.A. Act’), and the legal notice dated 23.04.2009 got issued by him to the 2nd respondent, in that regard, has not been acted upon. He, therefore, seeks directions to the respondents to acquire his land and pay compensation as per the provisions of the L.A. Act. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without going into the merits, I deem it appropriate to direct the 2nd respondent to treat the legal notice dated 23.04.2009 got issued by the petitioner as representation of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 17th July, 2009 IBL