IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 12754 of 2006 Between: G. S. Nagappa S/o. G. D. Shanmugam, R/o. Bheri Street, Thirupathi, Chittoor District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 General Manager, South Central Railway, Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad. 2 Chief Workshop Manager, Carriage Repair Workshop, S. C. Railway, Thirupathi, Chittoor 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 to issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or Order or direction declaring that: (a) the inaction on the part of respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for employment under land losers scheme, as per the notiﬁcations issued by the respondents on 12th December, 1997 and also on 24th May, 2001 as arbitrary, illegal and unjust, (b) the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal dated 7th March, 2006 in O.A.726/2005 dismissing the O.A. on the ground that the petitioner's land was acquired more than twenty years ago as arbitrary, illegal and unjust, and issue a consequential direction directing the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner forthwith for appointment in a suitable post under "land losers scheme" and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper. Counsel for the Petitioner:KUM.C.SINDHU KUMARI Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.G.S.SANGHI The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.12754 of 2006 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ghulam Mohammed) This writ petition is ﬁled challenging the order passed in O.A.No.726 of 2005 dated 7.3.2006 on the ﬁle of Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench, Hyderabad, whereunder the claim of the petitioner for appointment under land losers scheme was rejected. According to the petitioner, he was the owner of land to an extent of Ac.0-06 cents in Sy.No.867 B/1B in Thookivakam village, Tirupati, and the same was acquired by the respondents under Award No.5/83 dated 25.7.1985 for the purpose of establishing Railway Carriage Repair Shop. As per the scheme evolved by the respondents, petitioner submitted representation to the respondents on 7.1.2005 for providing suitable employment as per the Notiﬁcations dated 12.12.1997 and 24.5.2001. As there was no response, he ﬁled O.A.No.726 of 2005 before the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench. The Tribunal, after hearing both sides, dismissed the O.A. by holding that no relief can be granted to the land displaced persons after more than 20 years of acquisition of the land. The learned counsel for petitioner contended that though the subject land was acquired in the year 1983 and award was passed in the year 1985, the petitioner after attaining majority and completing educational qualiﬁcations, submitted his representation on 7.1.2005 requesting to provide suitable employment under land losers scheme. He further contended that similarly placed persons were appointed, whereas the same was denied to the petitioner. Per contra, the learned counsel appearing for respondents contended that (97) persons were already given appointment under land losers scheme and in view of closure of the scheme, petitioner’s case cannot be considered. In view of the above, we are of the considered opinion that since the land was acquired more than 20 years ago, as such, no relief can be granted to the land displaced persons after more than 20 years of the acquisition of the land. The Tribunal, vide impugned order, rightly rejected the claim of the petitioner, which does not call for any interference of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The writ petition is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J _____________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 5.8.2008 DA THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.12754 of 2006 (Order of the Bench delivered by Hon’ble Mr.Justice Ghulam Mohammed) 5.8.2008