IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 15475 of 2008 Between: K.Venugopal Naidu S/o.Lambodara Naidu Kamma Kandriga(V) Ramachandrapuram(M) Chittoor District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector Chittoor,Chittoor District 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer Cum-Land Acquisition Officer Chittoor 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 a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the Impugned proceedings Roc F/1061/2008 Dt.02-07-2008 by the respondent No.2 is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional being violative of articles 14,21 and 300(A) of the constitution of India and contrary to the Land Acquisition act and consequently to stay all further proceedings to be held in pursuance of the proceedings in Roc F/1061/2008 dt.02-07-2008. Counsel for the Petitioner : MR. P.JAGADISH CHANDRA PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO.15475 OF 2008 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the notice dated 2.7.2008 issued by the 2nd respondent under Section5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act’) calling upon the petitioner to submit his objections to the acquisition of his land situated in Sy.Nos.120/1 of Nadavaluru Village for the purpose of providing house sites to poor under Indiramma Scheme as arbitrary and illegal. The only contention raised by the petitioner is that since no notification was made under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act at any point of time acquiring the land in question, the further proceedings including the impugned notice are arbitrary and illegal. However, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, under instructions, stated that so far as the lands in question are concerned, notification under Section 4(1) of the Act was published in the Gazette on 8.6.2008 followed by the local publication in two dailies having circulation in the locality on 25.6.2008. Since the only allegation on the basis of which the impugned notice is challenged is unfounded, the Writ Petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to participate in the enquiry and submit his objections to the acquisition. However, since the time fixed in the impugned notice expired on 19.7.2008, the petitioner is permitted to submit his objections within a period of two weeks from today. If any such objections are received within the time fixed above, the same shall be considered and appropriate orders shall be passed in accordance with law. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J. Dt. 24.07.2008 gbs