IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 24681 of 2008 Between: 1 Venkat Reddy S/o. Bheem Redy R/o. Gorlakhandoddi village, Gattu Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. 2 Veera Reddy S/o. Chinna Narsiredy R/o. Gorlakhandoddi village, Gattu Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector (Land Acquisition), Mahabubnagar, Mahabubnagar District. 2 The Special Deputy Collector, (L.A.), Bheema Project, Mahabubnagar. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, JLIP, Gadwal, Mahabubnagar District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action on the part of the respondents in not fixing the compensation to the trees in the acquired lands in Sy.No.29 and 43 of Gorlakhandoddi Village, Gattu Mandal, Mahabubnagar District belonging to the petitioners, and also not considering the representation of us dated 04.11.2008 as illegal, arbtirary, unconstitutional and violative of art. 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to fix and pay the compensation to the trees forthwith to the petitioners and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.C.B.RAM MOHAN REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 24681 of 2008 Order: Since none appeared for the petitioners on 21.11.2008, this writ petition was directed to be posted for dismissal today. Today, though the writ petition is listed under the caption “for dismissal”, neither is the counsel for the petitioners present nor is there any representation on his behalf. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. No order as to costs. __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. Date: 24.11.2008 Nsr