HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO.17370 of 2002 Dated:12-12-2007 Between: Sidam Laxman ..... Pe AND The Land Acquisition Officer-cum- Revenue Divisional Officer, Adilabad. And others. .....Respo Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Counsel for Respondents : G.P. for Land Acquisition. HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17370 of 2002 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to conduct enquiry and pay compensation in respect of an extent of Ac.2.31 gts., of land comprised in survey No.49/1/2 of Kampamediguda village, to the petitioner and in respect of Ac.48.08 gts., and 8.34 gts., comprised in survey Nos.49/1/2 and 52/2 and 55/2 respectively to the other villagers of Jamini, Jainath Mandal, Adilabad district. No one appeared for the petitioner. At the hearing, learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition fairly stated that the issue raised in this writ petition is covered by the Larger Bench judgment of this Court in LAO-cum-Revenue Divisional Officer, Chevella Division, Hyderabad Vs. Mekala Pandu and Others[1] wherein it was held that the holders of DKT pattas are entitled to compensation on par with the holders of patta lands. He however, stated that the said judgment is questioned before the Supreme Court and that the Supreme Court granted interim stay of further payments in the cases before it. The learned Government Pleader however concedes that the judgment of this Court in Mekala Pandu is not suspended. In view of the fact that the judgment of this Court in Mekala Pandu is not suspended by the Supreme Court, this writ petition to the extent of compensation payable to the petitioner in respect of Ac.2.31 gts., in survey No.49/1/2 of Kampamedigula village deserves to be allowed. As regards the prayer made by the petitioner in respect of compensation payable to the other villagers, the same is misconceived as he has no locus standi to seek such relief on behalf of other villagers. The writ petition is accordingly allowed in part to the extent indicated above. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:12.12.2007 mdaa [1] 2004 (2) ALD 451 (LB)