IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 20969 of 2008 Between: 1 K. Ranganatha Rao, S/o. Late Subba Rao, R/o. Dinnedavarapadu Village & Mandal, Kurnool District. 2 K. Kondamma, W/o. K. Chinna Yellappa, R/o. Dinnedavarapadu Village & Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The District Collector & Appellate Authority for Land Acquisition Of NH-7, Collectorate, Kurnool District, Kurnool. 2 The Joint Collect & Competent Authority for Land Acquisition Of NH- 7, Collectorate, Kurnool District, Kurnool. .....RESPONDENTS 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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent District Collector/Appellate Authority in not passing any orders on the appeals/representations dt. 22-02-08 and 01-03-08 respectively filed by the petitioners for fixing the just compensation for the lands in Sy.No. 189/A/1(a) to an extent of Ac. 1-26 cents land and in Sy.Nos 158/B2 to an extent of Ac. 0-11 cents, 159/2 to an extent of Ac. 0- 02 cents, 165/1A to an extent of Ac. 0-09 cents totaling 22 cents situated in Dinnedavarapadu Village, Kurnool District, as illegal, arbitrary violative of Art. 14, 19 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st respondent district Collector to pass orders on the aforesaid appeals/representations made by the petitioners forthwith, and pass appropriate orders forthwith and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.20969 of 2008 O R D E R: Sri K.Rathanga Pani Reddy, learned counsel seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the writ petition in so far as the first petitioner is concerned. The writ petition, in so far as the first petitioner is concerned, is dismissed as withdrawn. Heard Sri K.Rathanga Pani Reddy, learned counsel for the second petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, and, with their consent, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. On receipt of instructions, learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition would submit that the appeal preferred by the second petitioner had been admitted by the Arbitrator and the District Collector, Kurnool and that the hearing of the appeal is under process. She further states that notices have been issued fixing the date of hearing of the appeal as 06-12-2008. Since the first respondent has already initiated steps to have the appeal, preferred by the second petitioner, disposed of early, ends of justice would be met if the writ petition itself were to be disposed of directing the first respondent to decide the appeal and pass orders thereupon, as expeditiously as possible, in any event not later than four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Dt.02-12-2008 usd