THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JANUARY, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN WRIT PETITION No. 21147 OF 2006 Between: Pedda Gangaram and others ..... Petitioners AND The Govt. of A. P, rep., by its Secretary Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others .....Respondents ORDER: Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition and the learned Standing Counsel J. Kanakaiah for respondent No.3. 2. The petitioners, claiming to be the owners of an extent of 205-16 square yards of land, situated at Yellammagutta, Nizamabad, have filed this writ petition seeking Writ of Mandamus against the respondents to pay compensation for acquiring the said land. 3. The brief facts are that the land of the Petitioners admeasuring an extent of 205-16 square yards, situated at Yellammagutta, Nizamabad, was acquired by the Nizamabad Municipality for formation of a link road in the year 1983 along with the land of another person viz., Smt. A. Indira, Wife of Chandra Prakash. The Municipal Council passed a resolution, dated 25-02-88 recommending the higher authorities that in lieu of the payment of the compensation to allot some land from the lay out Plan No. 30/77. Orders there upon were issued in G.O.Ms.No.259 M.A., dated 08-04-1993. 4. However, the said orders were cancelled subsequently by orders in G.O.Ms.No.126 M.A., dated 26- 02-1994. In a Writ Petition No.6929 of 1994 filed by Smt. A. Indira assailing the said orders issued in G.O.Ms.No.126 M.A., dated 26-02-1994, which was disposed of on 29-07-2004. This Court, while holding that the petitioner therein namely Smt. A. Indira was entitled for compensation along with the interest at 9% per annum on the compensation payable to her, directed the respondents to pay compensation to her. That being so, the petitioner, being an affected person whose land was similarly acquired, is entitled for payment of compensation as was paid to Smt. A. Indira. 6. In the circumstances, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the third respondent to pay compensation for the land acquired from the petitioner as in the case of Smt. Indira, Wife of Chandra Prakash, resident of Nizamabad. However, it is open to the third respondent to verify the ownership rights of the land acquired before making the payment. No costs. _____________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI Date: 24.01.2011 SP/ SKMR THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No. 21147 OF 2006 SP/SKMR DATE: 24-01-2011