THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION. No.2646 of 2007 Date: 28.01.2008 Between: Gundarapu Babu Rao & others. … Petitioners AND The District Collector, East Godavari District, Kakinada & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri A. Rajendra Babu Counsel for the respondents: Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION. No.2646 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… … Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the land acquisition proceedings initiated against the petitioners lands pursuant to the notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act by Ref.G2/4699/2006, dated 30.01.2007 to acquire lands situated in Sy.No.246 and 247 to an extent of Ac.7.11 cents of the petitioners in Ramanakkapet Village of Kothapally Mandal, East Godavari District is arbitrary, illegal, malafide and without jurisdiction and contrary to the provisions of the A.P. Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purpose) Act, 2006 and consequently direct the respondents to drop the proceedings against lands of the petitioners, and to pass such other order or orders which are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” At the hearing, Sri A. Rajendra Babu, learned counsel for the petitioners fairly submitted that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by judgment dated 28.12.2007 of this Court in Writ Petition No.18881 of 2006 and batch, wherein challenge to acquisition of agricultural lands without conversion was rejected. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that in pursuance of the notice issued under Section 5A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act’), the petitioners filed their objections on 14.02.2007 before respondent No.2 and that in view of the stay granted by this Court enquiry is not yet completed. He, therefore, submitted that respondent No.2 may be directed to hold enquiry by giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioners. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition says that he has no objection to the said request. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed. Respondent No.2 is directed to give an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioners before proceeding further with the proposed acquisition. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.3396 of 2007 and WVMP.No.2241 of 2007 are also dismissed. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 28.01.2008 ES