HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17974 of 2001 Date : 10.08.2009 Between : Mandava Venkateswara Rao & another. …..Petitioners And The Secretary to Government, Agricultural and Co- operation (Agrl.III) Department, Government of A.P., Hyderabad & 4 others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17974 of 2001 ORDER : In this writ petition, the petitioner has questioned the validity of the draft notification, issued under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, in G.O.Rt.No.129, dated 12.02.2001, and the consequential draft declaration issued by the 1st respondent in Memo No.12241/Agrl. III (1)/99-9, dated 20.02.2001, acquiring the lands of the petitioners, admeasuring Ac.1.25 Cents in R.S.No.16 and Ac.3.19 Cents and Ac.2.44 Cents in R.S.Nos.16 and 15, situated in Kesarapalli village of Gannavaram Mandal, in Krishna District. 2. The aforesaid lands are notified for establishment of Vaterinary Science College at Kesarapalli village in Krishna District. When the matter is taken up, it is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for petitioners as well as the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, that the subject matter of the writ petition is similar to that of writ petition in W.P.No.15926 of 2002, and this Court, by an order, dated 11th of August 2008, allowed the said writ petition in part, directing the respondents to conduct inquiry as contemplated under Section 5(A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 3. Following the submission made by the learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is allowed, quashing the declaration issued in Memo No.12241/Agrl.III(1)/99-9, dated 20.02.2001, by the 1st respondent. Respondents are directed to conduct inquiry as contemplated under Section 5(A) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and take further steps in accordance with law. 4. The writ petition is accordingly allowed in part, to the extent indicated above. No order as to costs. ______________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 10th August 2009 ajr