IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 27165 of 2008 Between: Ponnam Venkamma, W/o. Late Ponnam Rangaiah, Chinnamallavaram Villge, Maddipadu Mandal, Ongole, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Land Acquisition Department (Revenue) Secretariat, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 District Collector, (Land Acquisition), Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 Special Deputy Collector, (Land Acquisition), Kandula Obul Reddy Project, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 The Tahsildar (Land Acquisition), Kandula Obul Reddy Project, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam 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 issue any Writ, order or direction more particularly a Writ in the nature of MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the Petitioner’s for providing House site and other benefits under the Scheme of Kandula Obul Reddy project (Gundlakamma Reservoir Project) situated at Chinammalavaram Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District as illegal, arbitrary, and contrary to the Scheme formulated by the Government of A.P., and consequentially direct the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner to provide House site and other benefits along with other candidates under Scheme of Kandula Obul Reddy project (Gundlakamma Reservoir Project) situated at Chinammalavaram Village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.BOKKA SATYANARAYANA & KAMLA SEELAM B. Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 27165 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not considering the case of the petitioner for providing house site and other benefits under the Scheme of Kandula Obul Reddy Project (Gundlakamma Reservoir Project), situated at Chinamallavaram village, Maddipadu Mandal, Prakasam District, as arbitrary, illegal and contrary to the Scheme formulated by the Government of A.P. and consequently to direct the respondents to consider providing house site and other benefits to the petitioner along with other candidates under the said Scheme. The grievance of the petitioner is that she was the owner, possessor and enjoyer of house bearing No. 4-29 of Chinnamallavaram village, Maddipudi Mandal, Prakasam District and she resided there for more than 50 years. While that being so, the said house was submerged in Gundlakamma Reservoir (Kandula Obul Reddy Project). According to the petitioner, a scheme was evolved by the Government for providing alternative house site as well as other benefits for the persons who have lost their lands in the said Project. However, such a benefit was not extended to the petitioner. In this regard, the petitioner made a detailed representation on 10.12.2007 and got a legal notice issued through an advocate on 5.1.2008, but no action has been taken by the respondents. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, the 3rd respondent is directed to consider the representation purported to have been filed by the petitioner on 10.12.2007 and the legal notice got issued by her on 5.1.2008 and pass appropriate orders, as per law, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order and communicate the same to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. C.V. RAMULU, J. Date: 27-01-2009. MVB.