IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO: 17607 of 2008 Between: Peyyala Radhamma W/o. Krishna Reddy R/o. Gullakota Village, Luxettipet Mandal, Adilabad District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Adilabad. 2 The Special Deputy Collector (LA), Sripada Sagar Project (Yellampalli Project) Hqrs. at Mancherial, Adilabad District. 3 The Tahsildar, Luxettipet Mandal, Adilabad District. .....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 any appropriate writ, order or direction more in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents not to take possession of my land bearing Sy.No.136 extent Ac.2-23 guntas situated at Gullakota Village, Luxettipet Mandal, Adilabad District without following due procedure under law by duly declaring the action of the Respondents in digging a bore well in my land in Sy.No.136/EE for the purpose of rehabilitating the land oustees of Sripada Sagar Project (Yellampalli Project) without notice and without obtaining consent and without following the due procedure under law and without payment of any compensation under the provisions of Land Acquisition Act or holding negotiations for payment of compensation in respect of the above land as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to take possession of the land without following due procedure under law and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.RAVI KIRAN RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the alleged action of the respondents in seeking to utilize the land belonging to the petitioner situated in S.No.136/EE of Gullakota Village Shivar, Luxettipet Mandal, Adilabad District, for the purpose of rehabilitating the displaced persons under the submergence of Sripada Sagar Project. It is alleged that the respondents are attempting to dispossess the petitioner without issuing any notification under any statute and without taking recourse to law. Challenging the said action of the respondents, the present writ petition is filed. Though the said action of the respondents has been brought to the notice of the District Collector, Adilabad, by representation dated 31.7.2008, there is no response. Hence, this writ petition. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition and having regard to the nature of controversy involved, while leaving it open to the 1st respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 31.07.2008, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the admission stage with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner in respect of the land in question in any manner whatsoever without following due process of law. No costs. ____________ (G. Rohini, J.) 13th August, 2008 Note: C.C. in 3 days. (B/o) Js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The District Collector, Adilabad. 2 The Special Deputy Collector (LA), Sripada Sagar Project (Yellampalli Project) Hqrs. at Mancherial, Adilabad District. 3 The Tahsildar, Luxettipet Mandal, Adilabad District. 4 2 CCs to G.P for Revenue, High Court of A.P. Hyderabad.(OUT) 5 2 CD copies.