IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.4765 of 2008 Between: 1 G. Kanaka Durga, W/o. G. Venkateswara Rao, GF-I, AGS Towers, Srinivas Bank Colony, Vijayawada, Krishna District. 2 A. Vajramma, W/o. Late Anjaiah, GF-I, AGS Towers, Srinivas Bank Colony, Vijayawada, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector, Krishna District at Machilipatnam. 2 The Land Acquisition Officer, Krishna District Vijayawada, Krishna District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 any writ order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to conduct panchanama as to number to trees in existence including measurements in the petitioners' land admeasuring Ac. 3-06 cents in Sy.No. 366/2 and admeasuring Ac. 2-00 in Sy.No. 366/2 of Velagaleru Village G. Konduru Mandal, Krishna District respectively before taking possession of the petition schedule land in pursuance of the Sec. 4(1) notification dt. 23-2-2008 in the interest of justice Counsel for the Petitioners :MR.J.U.M.V.PRASAD Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.4765 of 2008 O R D E R The petitioners approached this Court and filed the present writ petition with the following prayer: “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 any writ order or direction more particularly a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to conduct panchanama as to number to trees in existence including measurements in the petitioners' land admeasuring Ac. 3-06 cents in Sy.No. 366/2 and admeasuring Ac. 2-00 in Sy.No. 366/2 of Velagaleru Village G. Konduru Mandal, Krishna District respectively before taking possession of the petition schedule land in pursuance of the Sec. 4(1) notification dt. 23-2-2008 in the interest of justice” Heard both the counsel. Before passing of the award, the Land Acquisition Officer will normally get the pre-valuation report to know the value of the lands etc. and hence the length and measurement of the existence of trees also must have been taken note of. However, as the petitioners’ grievance is that there was no panchanama, and if really there is no panchanama the respondents shall conduct a panchanama to know the exact length and measurement of the trees in existence, so that the petitioners can ask for payment of appropriate compensation. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. --------------------------------------- GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA,J 7th MARCH, 2008 PGS To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.4765 of 2008 7th MARCH, 2008