THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 17867 of 2007 Date: 26.02.2008 Between: K.Sivaram and others. .... PETITIONERS AND The Sub-Collector/The Land Acquisition Officer, Vijayawada, Krishna district. And two others. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners: None Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR LAND ACQUISITION HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17867 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed seeking the following substantive relief: “…Hon’ble High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned notification issued by the 2nd respondent, No.Rc.G2 3103/07 dated 29.6.2007 which is published in Andhra Bhumi Telugu daily on 08.07.2007 seeking to acquire the lands of the petitioners described in para No.3 of this affidait herein above, as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners and pass such other order..” At the hearing, none appears for the petitioners. It is therefore, reasonable to presume that the petitioners are not interested in prosecuting the cause in the writ petition. The writ petition is therefore, dismissed in default. Even otherwise, the writ petition deserves to be dismissed, because the only contention raised in the writ petition is that the agricultural lands of the petitioners cannot be acquired without its conversion for non-agricultural purposes under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Lands (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purpose) Act, 2006. This issue is squarely covered by judgment dated 28.12.2007 of this Court in W.P.No.18881 of 2006 and Batch wherein this Court rejected the same. For the afore-mentioned reasons, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.22900 of 2007 filed by the petitioners seeking interim relief is also dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:26.02.2008 mdaa