THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.7 of 2003 January 20, 2011 Between: Gattu Mallaiah Velupula, S/o.Yadaiah And others ...Petitioners And The Executive Engineer, I&CADD, IB Division, Warangal And others ...Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.7 of 2003 ORDER: The three petitioners own lands in S.Nos.911, 913, 918 and 919 admeasuring Acs.13.33 guntas situated at Fathepoor Village of Station Ghanpoor Mandal in Warangal District. They filed the instant writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not initiating proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (the Act) as illegal and arbitrary, and for a consequential direction to pay compensation for the lands. It is the case of the petitioners that so as to construct a check dam across the Parlamittavagu near Fathepoor village, the first respondent took possession of their lands on 23.2.1990 and completed the construction of the check dam. However the Land Acquisition (LA) proceedings were not initiated in spite of the requests made by the petitioners number of times. Therefore, they filed the instant writ petition. The first respondents filed the counter affidavits. In the counter affidavit filed by the District Collector, it is stated that after verifying the ground position, the LA proceedings were initiated under Section 4(1) of the Act and a Gazette notification was published in the District Gazette No.WGL/ LA/23/2010, dated 01.9.2010. During the course of the arguments, the Government Pleader for Land Acquisition has placed before this Court the copy of the notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Act, which is made part of the record. In view of this, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the third respondent to complete the LA proceedings expeditiously keeping in view the time schedule prescribed under Sections 6 and 11-A of the Act. Any lapse in this regard shall be viewed seriously as the petitioners’ lands were used for public purpose almost two decades ago. The writ petition, with the above observations and directions, is, accordingly, disposed of. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) January 20, 2011 YS