THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.8674 OF 2004 DATED 23rd NOVEMBER 2007 BETWEEN: Smt K.Jayalakshmi … Petitioner AND The District Collector, Chittoor District and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.8674 OF 2004 ORDER: The petitioner is statedly owner of land admeasuring Acs.41.16½ of land in survey Nos.212/8, 212/12, 212/15 and 212/17 of Damanedu Village, Tirupati Mandal (Rural), Chittoor District. It is the case of petitioner that Government acquired certain lands for formation of ring road under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The land belonging to petitioner was not notified in A.P.Gazette No.117 of 2000, the petitioner alleges that a road was laid in a portion of her land in survey Nos.212/12, 212/15 and 212/17. The petitioner approached respondents on 08.03.2002 and 27.06.2003 requesting for compensation, in vain. Therefore, petitioner filed the instant writ petition seeking a writ of Mandamus directing respondents to pay compensation for the land of the petitioner, which was utilized for laying the road. This matter was admitted by this Court on 15.06.2004. Though notices are served on respondents, none appears and respondents have not filed counter affidavit. Therefore, instead of keeping the matter pending, the writ petition is disposed of in the following manner. The first respondent shall forthwith cause an enquiry into the allegation of petitioner that part of her land was acquired for laying ring road in Damanedu village and if it is found that petitioner’s land was in fact utilized, necessary action may be taken immediately for acquiring the land and pay compensation to her in accordance with law. The whole exercise may be completed within four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) 23.11.2007. pln