THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.23950 of 2001 25.02.2008 Between: M.Chinna Veeraiah … Petitioner AND The District Collector (SW), Land Acquisition, Mahaboobnagar, Mahaboobnagar District. … Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.23950 of 2001 ORDER: Petitioner is a protected tenant along with his brother in respect of land admeasuring Ac.3.32 guntas in survey No.119/A situated at Chukkapur village of Talakondapalli Mandal in Mahaboobnagar District. According to petitioner, he and his brother were declared as protected tenants under Section 38 of Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950. He received notice, dated 03.03.1992, under Sections 9(3) and 10 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (LA Act, for brevity). He alleges that except these notices, he is not aware of any notification under Section 4(1) and declaration under Section 6 of LA Act, and therefore, he files the instant writ petition seeking writ of Mandamus declaring land acquisition proceedings as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner alleges that respondent has not issued any notification under Section 4(1) of LA Act or declaration under Section 6 of LA Act. He came to know about land acquisition proceedings, dated 28.02.1992, only after receiving notice, dated 03.03.1992 under Sections 9(3) and 10 of LA Act. Even if this is true, nothing prevented petitioner to approach this Court immediately. He waited for ten years and filed writ petition on 19.11.2001. The delay and laches on the part of petitioner in invoking jurisdiction under Section 226 of Constitution of India are not explained. Therefore, writ petition is barred by delay and laches. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 25.02.2008 pln