THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31591 OF 2010 Dated:15.12.2010 Between: Syed Masood Ahmed .. Petitioner And The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdi-ka-pool, Hyderabad And others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.31591 OF 2010 ORDER: In this writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not allotting the house site to him in any of the ongoing schemes, though instructions are given in lieu of compensation; as arbitrary and illegal. It is the case of the petitioner that he was the owner of Plot No.57 admeasuring 300 square yards in Survey No.36, situated at Maktha Bahadur Ali Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and the said plot was acquired by the respondents for the purpose of establishing Shamshabad Airport (Rajiv Gandhi International Airport). It is stated that the respondents initiated land acquisition proceedings vide Proceedings No.B/39/2000-1, dated 21.01.2002, and an amount of Rs.5,064/- was awarded as compensation to him. It is further stated that though compensation amount was awarded and the same is deposited before the 2nd respondent, he did not withdraw the same. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he made several representations to the respondents for allotment of alternative site in lieu of compensation, they did not act upon the same. Hence, the writ petition. Except stating that the petitioner made several representations, there is no other basis for alloting such alternative site. Even according to the petitioner, for acquiring the land, an award was passed and compensation was paid to him. Merely because the petitioner did not receive the compensation itself is not a ground to claim alternative site as a matter of right. In that view of the matter, I do not find any merit in the writ petition for grant of house site to the petitioner. However, it is made clear that if the petitioner fits into any of the schemes, he may approach the competent authority for allotment of house site. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 15th December 2010 KH