THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.5742 of 2011 ORDER: The District Collector, Kurnool, respondent No.1 herein, issued a notification under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) proposing to acquire Acs.20.10 cents of land of Thimmandoddi Village, C.Belgal Mandal, Kurnool District for providing house sites to the weaker-sections. Two items of the land owned by the petitioner, namely the land admeasuring Ac.1.02 cents and Acs.2.20 cents in Survey Nos.131/3 and 167/2 respectively was notified. However, in a notice issued under Rule 6 (1), the extent of the land of the petitioner was mentioned as Ac.0.62 cents. The petitioner submits that the respondents cannot be permitted to pay the compensation only for Ac.0.62 cents even while acquiring Acs.3.22 cents. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. In the notification published under Section 4 (1) of the Act, an extent of Acs.3.22 cents owned by the petitioner in two different survey numbers was notified. It is not known as to whether the same extent is mentioned in the declaration under Section 6 of the Act. If the same extent is mentioned in the declaration also, compensation needs to be paid for the entire extent. On the other hand, if the respondents propose to acquire a small extent of the land from the petitioner, a revised notification in the form of corrigendum must be issued. It is not known as to whether the notice referable to Rule 6 was issued by mistake or on the basis of any reduced extent. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of directing that the respondents shall pay the compensation to the petitioner for the extent mentioned in the declaration under Section 6 of the Act. In case they intend to modify or vary the extent, they shall be under obligation to issue corrigendum after taking into account the representation that may be made by the petitioner. Till such exercise is undertaken, the petitioner shall not be dispossessed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.07.04.2011. kdl