THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19522 of 2007 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed questioning the notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) notifying the petitioner’s land to an extent of Acs.2.00 cents covered by Survey No.162/2 of K.Naidupalem Village, H/o Kovvur Village, Rolugunta Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. It is the case of the petitioner that there are other alternative lands available in the Village for providing house-sites and that leaving the lands belonging to the Government, his land is acquired without any valid reason. At the stage of admission, this Court by order, dated 14.09.2007, issued interim directions to the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner. The said interim order continued since then. Though the Writ Petition is of 2007, counter-affidavit is not filed. But, when the matter is taken up today, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition has produced before this Court para-wise remarks from the second respondent -Revenue Divisional Officer, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam District, a perusal of which discloses that they have already identified the alternative Government land available in the Village and also submitted withdrawal proposals as early as on 07.09.2007. Though the withdrawal proposals were submitted in 2007, it appears, no notification is issued as contemplated under Section 48(1) of the Act. As it is evident from the para-wise remarks of the second respondent that the alternative land is already identified for providing house-sites to the weaker sections, the Writ Petition is allowed and the impugned notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Act is hereby quashed. No order as to costs. ______________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 8th AUGUST, 2011. kvni