IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TEN THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.21362 of 2010 Between: M. Venkataramana ……PETITIONER(S) and The Competent Authority & Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), National Highway-5, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District and another ……RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.21362 of 2010 ORDER: The case of the petitioner is that he owns land in an extent of Ac.6-18 cents in S.No.369/1 of Godicherla village, Nakkapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam District and, from out of the said land, the Government of India by notification dated 20.09.2001 acquired an extent of Ac.0.85 cents for the purpose of widening the National Highway No.5 from K.M.290.400 to 359.000 (Vijayawada- Visakhapatnam Section) and, as the compensation determined by the competent authority as per Section 3G(1) of the National Highways Act, 1956 (for short – ‘the Act’), is too low, he received the compensation under protest and made an application dated 29.12.2004 to the 2nd respondent for enhancement of the compensation. The main grievance of the petitioner is that till date no orders are passed by the 2nd respondent on the application dated 29.12.2004 submitted by him seeking enhancement of the compensation under Section 3G(5) of the Act. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. As can be seen from the record, the matter underwent several adjournments at the request of the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition for obtaining instructions. Even today, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition is unable to obtain instructions. However, it is agreed upon by both sides that the matter may be disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to pass orders on the application of the petitioner dated 29.12.2004 within a period of four weeks from today. Therefore, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2nd respondent to pass appropriate orders on the application dated 29.12.2004 submitted by the petitioner seeking enhancement of the compensation within a period of four weeks from today. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. 24th September 2010 CVRK