THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.145 of 2008 Date: 15.02.2008 Between: V.Peda Raghavaiah and others … Petitioners AND The District Collector, Guntur and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.145 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to set aside proceedings, dated 15.11.2007 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). Heard Sri Josyula Bhaskar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. Having heard the learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the record, I am convinced that the controversy raised in this writ petition lies in a narrow compass. According to the petitioners, when they sought to file additional objections through their Advocate on 17.12.2007, the same were not received by the respondents and that no further opportunity was given to them. However, Revenue Divisional Officer and Land Acquisition Officer, Tenali Division, Guntur District, in his counter-affidavit, stated that on 17.12.2007, the petitioners along with their Advocate came to his office and submitted their objections, but on 27.12.2007 to which date the enquiry was posted, none of them was present. There is no need to go into this controversy, because the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition says that so far, no enquiry report under Section 5A of the Act has been submitted by the Land Acquisition Officer to the District Collector. Since the enquiry is yet to be completed, I deem it appropriate to direct respondent No.2 to permit the petitioners to file their additional objections, if any, within a period of two weeks from today and give them an opportunity of personal hearing, before completing the enquiry under Section 5A of the Act. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition drew my attention to the averment in the counter affidavit and submitted that the petitioners have dug the tank on the midnight of 28.11.2007 i.e. after the date of publication of the draft notification. In the light of this averment, the petitioners are directed not to change the physical features of the land till the completion of enquiry and the proceedings initiated under the provisions of the Act. Ordered accordingly. As a sequel to disposal of main petition, WPMP.No.150 of 2008 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 15th FEBRUARY, 2008 kvni