THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO CONTEMPT CASE No.1182 of 2007 12.11.2009 Between: V.Ramaswamy, S/o.Lingaiah … Petitioner and Sri Aditya Nath Das, IAS, Secretary to Government, Hyderabad And others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO CONTEMPT CASE No.1182 of 2007 ORDER: Petitioner filed writ petition challenging certain paragraphs/clauses in G.O.Ms.No.1207, dated 23.12.1993 whereunder the Government of Andhra Pradesh issued directions for payment of ex gratia amount whenever assigned land is taken for public purpose. This Court following the judgment of Full Bench of Seven Learned Judges of this Court in LAO-cum-RDO, Chevella Division v Mekala Pandu[1] directing that whenever petitioner’s lands are resumed for public purpose, Government shall pay compensation in accordance with the decision in Mekala Pandu (supra). In this contempt case, it is alleged that even though petitioner’s land was taken, respondents did not pay the compensation in accordance with order of this Court in W.P.No.27983 of 1995. When the matter is called, learned Counsel for petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition submit that the Government preferred W.A.No.239 of 2008 and Division Bench suspended the order of this Court in writ petition. In view of the same, contempt case does not survive. The contempt case is dismissed giving liberty to petitioner to take appropriate action after disposal of writ appeal. ________________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) November 12, 2009 YS [1] 2004 (2) ALD 451 (LB)