IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 12962 of 2007 Between: 1 Smt.M.Sharadamma W/o.Sri M.Vallabha Rao R/o.H.No.17-1-391/T/58,59 Saraswathinagar, Saidabad, Hyderabad 2 Smt.M.Kalavathamma W/o.M.Ranga Rao R/o.H.No.16-2-754/A/24 APAU colony, Malakpet, Hyderabad-500059 ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh,rep.by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Hyderabad rep.by its Vice Chairman & Managing Directo Police Lines, Rasoolpura, Secunderabad-530003 3 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District At Hyderabad 4 Land Acquisition Officer, Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, Police lines, Rasoolpura, Secunderabad-530003 5 Special Deputy Collector,Land Acquisition-II, Outer Ring Road,HUDA complex, Tarnka, Hyderabad .....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 an appropriate writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaration that the notifications issued by the 3rd respondent dated 25.6.2004 published in Ranga Reddy District Gazette dated26.6.2004 under Sec.4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 proposing to acquire an extent of Ac.7.14 gts of land in Sy.No.595 belonging to the petitioners of Nadargul, Saroornagar Mandal, Ranga Reddy District for the purpose of Development of Township and for future projects followed by Sec.6 Declaration under the said Act dated 28.7.2005 published in the District Gazette as being illegal, unconstitutional without jurisdiction and violation of the provisions of the Urban areas(Development )Act 1975 and the provisions of the Act 1 of 1984 and consequently quash thesaid notifications and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.ADINARAYANA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION Nos.12962, 12963 and 12969 OF 2007 COMMON ORDER: Sri B.Adinarayana Rao, Learned Counsel for the petitioners and Sri Y.Ravindra, Learned Standing Counsel for HUDA would agree that the subject matter of these writ petitions is covered by the order of this Court in W.P.Nos.13863, 14247 and 14478 of 2005 dated 23.7.2008. These writ petitions shall also be allowed in terms of the aforesaid order and the impugned notifications are quashed to the extent of the petitioners. It is, however, made clear that this order shall not preclude the respondents from initiating acquisition proceedings afresh in accordance with law. No costs. ___________ 18-12-2008 asp