THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.29698 of 2011 Dated 08th November, 2011 Between: Jesta Venkateswarlu and another …Petitioners And National Highway Authority, rep.by its Project Director, Ongole, Prakasam District and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri G.Sudheer Counsel for respondent No.2: AGP for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: The grievance of the petitioners in this writ petition is that even though their land to the extent of Ac.0.14½ cents in Survey No.481/3B of K.Bitragunta Village, Zarugumalli Mandal, Prakasam District was utilised for laying road of NH-6, the respondents have not initiated acquisition proceedings. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for respondent No.2, on instructions, submitted that the respondents have already issued notification under Section 3-A and declaration under Section 3-D of the National Highways Act, 1956 and that the award enquiry is pending. She further stated that the petitioners will be permitted to participate in the enquiry before the award is passed. These submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader are placed on record and the writ petition is accordingly disposed of with the direction to the respondents to issue notice to the petitioners in the award enquiry and hear the petitioners before the award is passed. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.36782 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 08th November, 2011 VGB