IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14811 of 2008 Between: A.V.Adinarayana Reddy S/o.A.Narayana Reddy Resident of 13-3-465,Gowri Talkies Road Anantapur ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department secretariat,Hyderabad, rep.by Secretary to the Government 2 The Director of Town and Country Planning, Government of Andhra Pradesh, 640, A.C.Guards, Hyderabad 3 The Anantapur Municipal Corporation, rep.by its Commisisoner .....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 of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the memo issued by the 1st respondent in Memo No.2201/J1/2008 dated 31.3.2008 and the action of the 3rd respondent in not paying the compensation for the site nor providing an alternate site as illegal ,arbitrary, and violative of Article 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the 3rd respondent to pay compensation or provide alternate site in lieu of the site admeasuring as extent of 0.15 cents inSY.No.173/7 of Ananthapur town and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.O.MANOHER REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMN. & URBAN DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER This writ petition has been filed by A.V.Adinarayana Reddy with a prayer to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or Direction declaring the Memo No.2201/J1/2008 dated 31-3-2008 issued by the 1st respondent is arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner is the owner of Ac.0-15 cents of land in Sy.No.173/7 of Anantapur town. His site has been affected by formation of road in the Central Bank layout in Anantapur Municipal Corporation. The Corporation sent proposals for allotment of site in lieu of his site which is affected by formation of 13 feet wide road. The said proposal came to be rejected by the Government under Memo dated 31.03.2008. Hence, this writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Anantapur Municipal Corporation has taken possession of Ac.0-15 cents of land of the petitioner and so far, neither alternative site has been given nor compensation is paid. Such is the situation, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the 3rd respondent to take steps for payment of compensation in accordance with the provisions of law since the proposal sent by it for allotment of alternative site has been rejected by the 1st respondent. The 3rd respondent shall complete this exercise as expeditiously as possible. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. _________ 10-07-2008 rkk