IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.16934 of 2002 Between: 1 Amarsingh, S/o. Ratan Singh, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 2 Ram Bai, W/o. Preethi Singh, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 3 Motilal, S/o. Tuljaram, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 4 Sooraram Laxmamma, W/o. late Agamaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 5 Sooraram Narasimha Reddy, S/o. Late Agamaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 6 Sooraram Venkata Ram Reddy, S/o. Late Agamaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 7 Sooraram Subhash Reddy, S/o. Late Agamaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 8 Sooraram Mallamma, W/o. Late Narayana, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 9 Sooraram Gopal Reddy, S/o. Late Narayana, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 10 Mutyala Laxmamma, W/o. Sattaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 11 Mutyala Narasimha, S/o. Sattaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 12 Mutyala Jangaiah, S/o. Anjaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 13 Mutyala Mallaiah, S/o. Anjaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 14 Mutyala Bagaiah, S/o. Anjaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 15 Dappu Papamma, W/o. Late Gandaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 16 Dappu Balaiah, S/o. late Danaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 17 Dappu Pentaiah, S/o. late Danaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 18 Dappu Raju, S/o. Late Danaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 19 Dappu Yellamma, W/o. Late Danaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 20 Balram Reddy, S/o. Late Atchireddy, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 21 Mohan Reddy, S/o. Late Atchi Reddy, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 22 Sooraram Malla Reddy, S/o. late Kista Reddy, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 23 Devarakonda Ramulu, S/o. late Bakkaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 24 Devarakonda Jaggaiah, S/o. Late Bakkaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 25 Devarakonda Bhoomaiah, S/o. Late Bakkaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 26 Devarakonda Yadaiah, S/o. Late Bakkaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 27 Devarakonda Balaiah, S/o. Late Bakkaiah, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 28 Sooraram Rajamma, W/o. Late Kista Reddy, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 29 Sooraram Venkat Reddy, S/o. Late Kista Reddy, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 30 Sooraram Dasaradha Reddy, S/o. Late Kista Reddy, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 31 Sooraram Pratap Reddy, S/o. Late Kista Reddy, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. 32 Sooraram Sattemma, W/o. Late Rami Reddy, R/o. Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddi District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Ranga Reddi District at Hyderabad. 2 The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition (Industries), Hyderabad. 3 Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., Rep. by its Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Hyderabad. ....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring that the action of the 1st Respondent in issuing Land Acquisition Notifications under Section 4(1) and Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in File No.G1/7180/2000 dated 10-7- 2002, purporting to acquire the lands of the petitioners situated in Survey Nos. 4 to 35 and 41 to 49 of Nanakramguda Village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District in arbitrary and illegal and direct the respondents to forbear from acquiring the lands of the petitioners for the purpose of development of new projects by A.P.I.I.C. Limited and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioners over the agricultural patta lands situated in Survey Nos. 4 to 35 and 41 to 49. Counsel for the Petitioners : Mr. V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2 : GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION Counsel for Respondent No.3 : Mr. R.SUBBA RAO, S.C.FOR A.P.I.I.C. The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (LA) and the learned Standing Counsel for A.P.Industrial Infrastructure Corporation agreed that this Court disposed of W.P.No.21712 of 2002 on 25.4.2003 wherein the same declaration under Section 6(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short, the Act) dated 10.7.2002 was challenged on various grounds. Following the same, this Writ Petition is also disposed of directing the respondents to issue notice for an enquiry under Section 5A of the Act to the petitioners and take appropriate further action after such enquiry. The notice under Section 4 of the Act is not interfered with. No costs. ________________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 4.11.2004 bnr To 1 The District Collector, Ranga Reddi District at Hyderabad. 2 The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition (Industries), Hyderabad. 3 Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., Rep. by its Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Hyderabad. 4. 2CCs to G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 5. 2CD copies