IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 13819 of 2008 Between: Matrix Sea Foods India Private Limited, rep. by its Director, Sri V. Siva Prasad, S/o. V. Krishnaiah D.No.7-1-644/17A, Sundernagar, Erragadda, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Special Deputy Collector, (Land Acquisition) Ongole, Camp Office, Cheerala. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Chinnaganjam Mandal, Ongole Revenue Division, Prakasam 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 writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondent authorities in high handed interference and dispossession of the petitioner from its land admeasuring an extent of Ac.32, 44 cents in Sy.Nos.143/3,143/4,143/5,143/6,143/8,143/9,143/10,143/11,144/1,144/5,144/7,144/8,144/10,144/11,144/12,144/13,1 situated at Motupalli Village, D Chinaganjam Mandal, Prakasam District, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and subsequently declare that the respondent interfered without due process of law in respect of the petitioner's possession in violative of Article 14 and Article 300-A of the Constitution of India. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.L.PRABHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit the Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the respondent authorities in high handed interference and dispossession of the petitioner from its land admeasuring an extent of Ac.32,44 cents in Sy.Nos.143/3, 143/4, 143/5,143/6, 143/8, 143/9, 143/10, 143/11, 144/1, 144/5, 144/5, 144/7, 144/8, 144/10, 144/11, 144/12, 144/13, 144/14, 145/1,145/2, 145/3, 145/4, 146/1, 146/2,146/3, situated at Motupalli Village, D.Chinaganjam Mandal, Prakasam District as arbitrary and illegal and subsequently to declare that the respondent interfered without due process of law in respect of the petitioner’s possession is violative of Article 14 and Article 300-A of the Constitution of India.” Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader and having regard to the specific plea of the petitioner that no steps were taken by the respondent-authorities under any Statute for acquisition of the land in question, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner in respect of the land in question without following due process of law. No costs. ___________ 01-07-2008 rkk ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY / SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Special Deputy Collector, (Land Acquisition) Ongole, Camp Office, Cheerala. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Chinnaganjam Mandal, Ongole Revenue Division, Prakasam District. 4.2CD copies