HON’BLE SHRI G.S.SINGHVI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No.14201 of 1996 Between: Punati Achaiah …Petitioner. AND Land Acquisition Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam & others. …Respondents. :: O R D E R :: Counsel for the Petitioner : Smt.Bobba Vijayalakshmi Counsel for the Respondents : Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. 20th APRIL 2006 In this petition, the petitioner has prayed for quashing notices dated 1-3-1996, 17-3- 1996 and 28-6-1996 issued under Section 9 (3) read with Section 10 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ’the ‘Act’) and to restrain the respondents from dispossessing him from the land measuring Ac. 2-14 ½ guntas comprised in Survey Nos. 141/1, 142, 144, 145, 146 and 147 situated at Mallaram village, Thallada Mandal, Khammam District. Yesterday, the Court had to adjourn the case because learned Government Pleader expressed his inability to assist the Court by saying that he does not have proper instructions. While adjourning the case, the Court directed Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam to appear in person. Today, Sri C.Chandrasekhara Reddy, Revenue Divisional Officer, Khammam has appeared in person and tendered unqualified apology for not responding to the communication sent by the office of the Government Pleaders. On the merits of the case, learned Government Pleader gave out that compensation in lieu of acquisition of land had been paid to the petitioner on 20-3-1999 and reference application filed by him under Section 18 of the Act is pending adjudication in the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Sathupalli. Smt Bobba Vijayalakshmi, learned counsel for the petitioners says that in view of the statement made by the learned Government Pleader, her clients may be permitted to withdraw this petition with liberty to pursue remedy in the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Sathupalli. Ordered accordingly. G.S.SINGHVI, CJ April 20, 2006 GRR