THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 20987 of 2011 Dated: 02.08.2011 Between: Manda Subba Rao, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND State of Andhra Pradesh Rep., by its District Collector, Ongole and 3 others. .....RESPONDENT The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 20987 of 2011 O R D E R : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the action of the 2nd respondent in not paying the compensation to the petitioner in respect of house property situated in Sy.No.99/1, Plot No. 1 at Manikeswaram Village, Addanki Mandal, Prakasam District is arbitrary and illegal. It is pleaded that the petitioner’s father to whom the property in question was granted vide proceedings of the Mandal Revenue Officer, Addanki dated 12.04.1994, died intestate on 29.03.2003 and subsequently, his mother also died intestate. According to the petitioner, he along with his brohter-4th respondent has succeeded to the said property, which was acquired by the respondents 1 to 3 for a public purpose. Alleging that the 2nd respondent was proceeding to pass an award in favour of the 4th respondent, ignoring the petitioner’s claim, the petitioner got issued a legal notice dated 29.11.2009. In response to the same, the 2nd respondent by notice dated 15.11.2010 called upon the petitioner to produce the documents if any to substantiate his claim. The petitioner states that pursuant to the notice dated 15.11.2010 he appeared before the 2nd respondent and submitted his claim together with documents. In spite of the same, as no further steps are taken by the 2nd respondent, the present writ petition is filed. The learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition on instructions submitted that necessary enquiry would be held in terms of notice dated 15.11.2010. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion as to the entitlement of the petitioner to receive the compensation, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents 1 to 3 to consider the petitioner’s claim made in pursuance of the endorsement dated 15.11.2010 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as the respondent No.4. Such exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. ___________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 02.08.2011 KLP