IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (SPECIAL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH, TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR : PRESENT : THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE : N.V. RAMANA. W.P. No. 3955 of 2004 Between: P. Subba Rao. Petitioner AND 1. The District Collector, Land Acquisition, E.G. District at Kakinada. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kakinada, E.G. District. 3. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Samarlakota Mandal, E.G. District. 4. Sri Ramalingeswaraswamyvari Devasthanam, Gorsa Village, Kothapalli Mandal, E.G. District, rep. by its Person-in-Management. Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein, the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the impugned action of the 1st respondent in issuing impugned notification Under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act vide Ref. No. G2/516/2004, dated 20- 2-2004 for acquiring the land to an extent of Ac. 3.07 (out of which the petitioner is in possession of Ac. 2.71 cents) belonging to 4th respondent Devasthanam situated in Sy. No. 130/1, Valluru Revenue Village, Unduru Panchayat, Samaklot Mandal, E.G. District and the quash the same as the same highly illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the instructions issued by the Government vide G.O.Ms. No. 444, dated 19-9-95 and the subsequent G.Os. The petition coming on for orders, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed therein and the Order of the High Court dated 05-03-2004 and made herein and upon hearing the arguments of Mr. G.V. Shivaji, Advocate for the Petitioner and the Govt. Pleader for Revenue, for the respondents 1 to 3 and of Smt. N. Indrani, S.C. for Endowments, for the respondent No. 4. The Court made the following ORDER: “ Status quo order granted on 05-03-2004 shall continue until further orders. ” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The District Collector, Land Acquisition, E.G. District at Kakinada. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kakinada, E.G. District. 3. The Mandal Revenue Officer, Samarlakota Mandal, E.G. District. 4. The Person-in-Management, Sri Ramalingeswaraswamyvari Devasthanam, Gorsa Village, Kothapalli Mandal, E.G. District 5. P. Subba Rao, S/o. Jogi Raju, R/o. Unduru Village, Samarlakota Mandal, E.G. District. 6. Two CCs to Govt. Pleader for Revenue, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 7. One spare copy. USR.