IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN WRIT PETITION No.17549 of 2011 Between: Anugonda Navodaya Nirwasithula Punaravasa Grama Committee, reptd., by its President- Sri K.Narayan Goud. … Petitioner And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, reptd., by its Secretary, Irrigation & CAD (Project Wing-LA IV-R&R) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri P.Gangarami Reddy. Counsel for the respondents: Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. This Court made the following: ORDER:- The petitioner, which comprises persons whose lands and structures were acquired due to submergence under Priyadarshini Jurala Project, filed the present Writ Petition seeking implementation of G.O.Ms.No.68, Irrigation & CAD (Project Wing- LA IV-R&R) Department, dated 8-4-2005. At the hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, on instructions, submitted that the structures belonging to the members of the petitioner-Committee were acquired under the notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) on 6-8-2009 and declaration issued under Section 6 of the Act on 27-9-2009; and that, as such, the members of the petitioner are covered by the said G.O. The learned Assistant Government Pleader, however, stated that resettlement and rehabilitation scheme under the said G.O., is not automatic and the criteria laid down therein shall be applied for complying the said scheme. Having regard to the fact that the acquisition of the structures has taken place subsequent to the issuance of G.O.Ms.No.68, dated 8-4- 2005, the members of the petitioner-Committee are entitled to be considered for the benefits under the said G.O., if they satisfy the criteria laid down therein. Accordingly, the respondents are directed to consider the claim of the petitioner-Committee for implementation of the scheme under G.O.Ms.No.68, dated 8-4-2005, to its members and take a decision in terms thereof within a period of two months from the date of receipt of this order. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP No.21111 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. -------------------------------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:20-10-2011 MNR