IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.6395 and 6396 of 2004 Between: Ada Somu & others … Petitioners (in WP.No.6395 of 2004) Gundeti Rajam & others … Petitioners (in WP.No.6396 of 2004) AND Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Secretary, Energy (PR) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents (in both the writ petitions) Counsel for the petitioners : Sri V. Sreemannarayana for Sri E. Madhan Mohan Rao Counsel for respondents 1 to 5: GP for Land Acquisition This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.6395 and 6396 of 2004 COMMON ORDER:- Both the writ petitions are filed for writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in issuing notification dated 07.01.2004 under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act’) by dispensing with enquiry under Section 5A and declaration under Section 6 of the Act, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, Sri V. Sreemannarayana representing Sri E. Madan Mohan Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition for the respondents in both writ petitions submitted that the cause in the writ petitions has become infructuous. In view of the same, both the writ petitions are dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of both the writ petitions as infructuous, WPMP.Nos.28075, 28076, 8283 and 8284 of 2004 and WVMP.Nos.1184 of 2005 and 1208 of 2006 are disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 10.06.2008 ES