THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 19156 OF 2007 Dated 15th June, 2010 Between: S.K.Mahaboob Basha …Petitioner And The Chief Engineer( Projects) and four others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri K.Ramakanth Reddy Counsel for the respondents: ---- The Court made the following ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal. This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “It is prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in acquiring the black granite quarry lands under no objection/lease with the petitioner in Survey Number 393, extent Acre 5.54 cents, Survey Number 394, extent Acre 7.74 cents, Survey Number 397, extent Acre 9.90 cents, total extent Acre 22.24 cents without allotting alternative site available at Cattle Field lands, Cheemakurti Mandal, Prakasham District and without paying compensation as illegal, unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14, 16, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to allot alternate site to quarry granite available at “Cattle Field Lands” situated at Cheemakurti Mandal, Prakasham District or pay compensation of Rs.72,50,000/- before acquiring these lands for the purpose of conducting Ramatheertham Balancing Reservoir at Cheemakurti Mandal, Prakasham District, Andhra Pradesh.” At the hearing, Sri K.Ramakanth Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the petitioner has expired and that his legal representatives have not approached him for coming on record. Having regard to the above, the writ petition is dismissed as abated. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as abated, WPMP No.24622 of 2007 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 15th June, 2010 vrn