IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2680 of 2008 Between: 1 Singamsetti Kanaka Mahalakshmi, W/o. Suri Babu,. R/o. D.No. 2-16, Rajeev Nagar, Old Dairy Farm, Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam-40. 2 Singamsetti Rama Rao, S/o. Appanna, R/o. D.No. 2-15, Rajeev Nagar, Old Dairy Farm, Visakhapatnam Rural Mandal, Visakhapatnam-40. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Visakhapatnam. 2 The Registrar, Special Court Under A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition)j Act, BRKR Bhavan, Tank Bund, Hyderabad .....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 an appropriate Writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring as illegal and arbitrary and action of the 1st Respondent in not accepting the amount payable by the Petitioners at Rs.180/- per square yard for regularization of the lands in their occupation in S.No.112 of Chingadilli Village and Mandal, Visakhapatnam district, in terms of orders in LGC No. 17/1989 dated 20-3-1995 and issue a consequential directions to the 1st Respondent to accept the amounts from the Petitioners and pass necessary orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR. D.V.SITARAMAMURTHY Counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : The HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GHULAM MOHAMMED AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2680 of 2008 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Ghulam Mohammed) The petitioners, in effect, seek extension of time to pay the compensation along with interest and further seek direction to the first respondent to accept the compensation, which includes interest and other amounts. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Revenue. When the writ petition came up for hearing, this court by order dated 12-02-2008 had appointed an Advocate Commissioner to inspect the plots/land in question and file a report as to whether the writ petitioners are in possession of the respective plots. The Commissioner filed his report dated 25-02-2008 stating that the writ petitioners or their family members, are in possession and occupation of the respective plots and are residing in the houses constructed thereon. Learned Government Pleader has also expressed no objection to the report of the Commissioner with regard to possession and occupation of plots. Thus, the Government is not disputing the report of the Commissioner as well as the Surveyor with regard to possession. Further, it is brought to our notice that this Court disposed of similar writ petition being W.P.No.14258 of 2000 by order dated 13-06- 2006. Having regard to the report of the Commissioner and following the order dated 13-6-2006 passed in Writ Petition No.14258 of 2000 and in view of the fact that the petitioners and their family members are already in possession, time is extended by three weeks from today. Accordingly, this writ petition is also disposed of, at the admission stage itself, directing the first respondent to accept the amount payable with interest at 12% per annum within a period of three weeks from today. No order as to costs. __________________________ GHULAM MOHAMMED, J. _____________________________ B.SESHASAYANA REDDY, J. Dated: 25-02-2008 Note: cc in 3 days. (b/o) Nrg.