THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2963 of 2007 Date: 28.01.2008 Between: K.Venkata Reddy & Another … Petitioners AND The Revenue Divisional Officer-cum- Land Acquisition Officer, Vijayawada. & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri Y.Krishna Reddy Counsel for respondents: G.P. for Land Acquisition HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2963 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare notif dated 24.1.2007 and published in District Gazette No.19 dated 27.1.2007 Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 ( for short “the Act”) as illeg arbitrary. At the hearing Sri Y.Krishna Reddy, learned counsel for the peti fairly submitted that the issue raised in this writ petition, namely, lega acquisition of agricultural lands without its conversion for non-agricultural no longer res integra in view of judgment dated 28.12.2007 in W.P.No.18 2006 and Batch whereby a similar contention was rejected. In view of the the writ petition deserves to be and is accordingly dismissed. Learned counsel for the petitioners stated that as enquiry under Sec of the Act is yet to be commenced, respondents may be directed t opportunity to the petitioners to file objections and an opportunity of pe hearing before seeking to proceed further with the proposed acquisition. Since, the petitioners were litigating bonafide by filing this writ pet am of the view that ends of justice would be met if they are permitted to fi objections including those which are not raised in this writ petition, within weeks from today and on receipt of such objections respondent No.2 dispose of the same after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to Respondents shall communicate to the petitioners the decision taken objections filed by them. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.3792 of 200 by the petitioner seeking interim relief is also dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:28.01.2008 mdaa