HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI W.P.No.13783 OF 2007 ORDER This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in proposing to acquire the lands of the petitioners admeasuring Ac.0.60 cents in Sy.No. 51/2B1 of G.Muppavaram Village, Nidadavolu Mandal, West Godavari District, in pursuance of the draft notification under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short ‘the Act’) issued by the 2nd respondent vide proceedings dated 7.2.2007 and declaration under Section 6 of the Act issued by the 2nd respondent vide proceedings dated 13.2.2007 as illegal, arbitrary and consequently to direct the respondents not to acquire the land of the petitioners. Heard Sri G.Krishna Murthy, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. When the matter taken up for hearing, learned Government Pleader submits that the respondents have acquired the alternative land; the land of the petitioners was not acquired and the respondents do not require the land of the petitioners. 2 If the respondents intend to acquire the land of the petitioners for any public purpose, they are at liberty to do so by following due process of law. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed. ________________________________ JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI 4th April, 2018 rkk