THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9745 of 2002 DATED 15.10.2009 BETWEEN: K.Tataji and another … Petitioners AND Government of A.P., rep.by its Secretary, Department of Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9745 of 2002 ORDER: The two petitioners inherited land admeasuring Acs.0.22 cents in Survey No.421/3 of Champadu village from their predecessors in title. They allegedly raised two huts on the land, a cattle shed and also laid a hayrick. They allege that this land was taken by the Government without following the procedure established under law. They came to know about this when officials from the office of Mandal Revenue Officer along with local persons came to their house on 18.05.2002 and informed that the land is acquired for the Government purpose. They, therefore, filed instant writ petition seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in taking their land as illegal and arbitrary. Third respondent filed counter affidavit. It is stated that petitioners’ land was acquired by issuing notification under section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (the Act, for brevity) on 25.12.1998. Duly invoking Section 17(4) of the Act, advance possession was taken on 29.03.1999. Thereafter, declaration under Section 6 of the Act was issued and after conducting enquiry, an award was passed by third respondent on 31.08.2000. Petitioners did not raise any objection. All the other averments made in the petition are denied. Though the counter affidavit is filed along with W.V.M.P.No.536 of 2003 on 31.01.2003, no reply affidavit is filed denying counter averments. Indeed, this Court on 14.02.2003 passed orders vacating interim orders granted earlier. This only shows that the allegation made by petitioners is not correct and the petitioners’ land was acquired following due process of law. The writ petition is devoid of any merit and is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 15.10.2009 pln