THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3546 of 2007 Date: 28.01.2008 Between: Nadimpally Satyavathi & Others … Petitioners AND The District Collector, East Godavari at Kakinada. & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri N.Siva Reddy Counsel for respondents: A.G.P. for Land Acquisition HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3546 of 2007 ORDER:- In this writ petition the petitioners questioned Notification dated 28.1.2007 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 (for short “the Act”). The sole ground on which the acquisition proceedings are assailed is that the lands, which are proposed to be acquired are agricultural lands and without their conversion for being used for non-agricultural purposes under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006, the proposed acquisition is bad. This Court rejected a similar contention by order dated 28.12.2007 in W.P.No.18881 of 2006 and Batch. In view of the same, this writ petition is dismissed with the direction that the detailed reasons contained therein shall form part of this order. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that in view of the filing of this writ petition, they could not file objections before respondent No.2. In view of the submission of the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition that enquiry is not yet commenced, I deem it appropriate to permit the petitioners to file their objections within a period of three weeks from today and on such filing, respondent No.2 shall consider and dispose of the same after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioners before proceeding further with the proposed acquisition. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.4516 of 2007 filed by the petitioner seeking interim relief is also dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:28.01.2008 mdaa