HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WPMP No. 6341 OF 2008 AND WRIT PETITION No. 9439 OF 2007 Dated: 21-08-2009 Between: A. Anthamma ... PETITIONER AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad and 15 others ... RESPONDENTS HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WPMP No. 6341 OF 2008 AND WRIT PETITION No. 9439 OF 2007 ORDER: (Per Sri C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, J) At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposed of with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the Petitioners herein pray that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the Land Acquisition Notification in ORR No. 197 (No. D/ORR/1114/2005, dt.13/12/2005), dt. 13.12.2005 and ORR No. 198 (No. D/ORR/1115/2005, dt. 13/12/2005), dt. 13.12.2005 issued by the 3rd Respondent-Project Director, Outer Ring Road & Special Collector (L.A.), HUDA, Hyderabad and the consequential proceedings thereof including Form-7 notice dated 14/3/2007 as illegal, unjust, arbitrary, discriminatory, without power, authority or jurisdiction, capricious and unconstitutional and vitiated by mala fides and also in violation of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300- A of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the same.” On behalf of the official respondents, WPMP No. 6341 of 2008 was filed for dismissing the writ petition. In the affidavit filed in support of the said application, it is inter alia stated that after this Court granted interim order on 01-05-2007 in WPMP No.12028 of 2007 in Writ Petition No. 9439 of 2007 staying all further proceedings in pursuance of the land acquisition notifications, some of the petitioners have approached the official respondents in the first instance by giving their consent for acquisition. On the said fact being brought to the notice of this Court, the interim order was vacated in respect of such of those petitioners who gave their consent for acquisition. It is further stated that out of 28 petitioners, interim orders were vacated in respect of 22 petitioners earlier as they have given their consent and that subsequently the remaining six petitioners viz., petitioner Nos. 10, 12, 15, 19, 20 and 28 also gave their consent for acquisition of their lands. It is also stated that while compensation was already paid to 22 petitioners who have given consent earlier, action is being taken to pay compensation to the remaining six petitioners as well. The official respondents have also filed consent forms duly signed by the said six petitioners. They have pleaded that with the giving of the consent by the said six petitioners, all the 28 petitioners have given their consent and in view of the same, the cause in the writ petition itself does not survive for consideration. Though this application was filed as far back as March 2008, no affidavit is filed by any of the petitioners controverting the averments contained in the affidavit filed in this application by the official respondents. At the hearing, Sri A. Satya Prasad, the learned Additional Advocate General on instructions submitted that compensation was paid to the remaining six petitioners viz., petitioner Nos.10, 12, 15, 19, 20 and 28 and road has already been laid over their lands. The above mentioned facts have not been denied by the petitioners. Sri B. Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioners stated that he has no specific instructions in this regard. We are however of the view that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration as all the 28 petitioners have given their consent for acquisition of the land and received compensation. In view of the same WPMP No. 6341 of 2008 is ordered and Writ Petition No. 9439 of 2007 is dismissed as infructuous. Consequently, interim order dated 09-10-2007 is vacated and WVMP No. 1485 of 2007 is disposed of as infructuous. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 21st August, 2009 ks