IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 18669 of 2008 Between: 1 Jetti Rama Rao, S/o. Surya Rao, 2 Jetti Jagannath Rao, S/o. Surya Rao, 3 Jetti Prasada Rao, S/o. Surya Rao, 4 Jetti Govind Rao, S/o. Surya Rao, 5 Jetti Satyanarayana, S/o. Surya Rao, 6 Jetti Venkat Rao, S/o. Surya Rao, 7 Jetti Satish Kumar, S/o. Venkat Rao, 8 Jetti Pradeep, S/o. Surya Rao, ..... Petitioners AND 1 Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, (Revenue Land Acquisition), Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 District Collector, East Godavari District, at Kakinada. 3 Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, Peddapuram Revenue Division, East Godvari District. 4 The Tahsildar, Rangampet Mandal, East Godavari District. .....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, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in issuing Notification Ref.No. G2/1445/2008 dated 17-03-2008 to acquire the lands of the Petitioners in an extent of Ac. 3.01 cts in Sy.No. 206/1A to 1D, 2 and 206/4A to 4D of Chendredu Village, Rangampeta Mandal, East Godavari District and the declaration U/s. 6 of the Act dated 16-08-2008 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act and set- aside the same consequently directing the respondents to drop all further proceedings including dispossession of the petitioner from the said lands; The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI T.V.S.PRABHAKARA RAO, Advocate for the Petitioners and of the Govt. Pleader for Land Acquisition for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: Learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, who takes notice for the respondents seeks time to get instructions. Post on 01-09-2008 ‘ for admission.’ Till then, status quo obtaining as on today as to the nature and possession of the land in question shall be maintained. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Principal Secretary to Government, (Revenue Land Acquisition), Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, East Godavari District, at Kakinada. 3 The Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, Peddapuram Revenue Division, East Godvari District. 4.The Tahsildar, Rangampet Mandal, East Godavari District.( 1 to 4 by RPAD) 5. 2 CCS to the G.P. for Land Acquisition, High court of A.P.Hyd.(O.UT) 6. One C.C.to Sri T.V.S. Prabhakara Rao, Advocate. (OPUC) 7. one spare copy. HIGH COURT RG.J DATED 28-08-2008 POST ON 1-09-2008 ‘FOR ADMISSION.’ ORDER W.P.NO. 18669 OF 2008 STATUS QUO Bsr Dt. 29-8-2008 HIGH COURT RG.J DATED 28-08-2008 POST ON 1-09-2008 ‘FOR ADMISSION.’ ORDER W.P.NO. 18669 OF 2008 STATUS QUO