THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3967 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners were assigned various extents of land, situated at Putlampally Village, Kadapa Mandal. The land was resumed to the Government by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Kadapa, the third respondent herein, through proceedings, dated 15.11.2004. The petitioners state that they were not issued any notice and no ex gratia was paid to them. They submit that the appellate authority is not entertaining the appeals on the ground of delay. Reference is made to a common order, dated 23.11.2008, passed by this Court in W.P.No.22890 of 2008 and batch filed by some of the persons covered by the same impugned order, dated 15.11.2004. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Assignment. Through the order, dated 15.11.2004, the third respondent resumed the land belonging to as many as 131 persons. Some of them have approached this Court by filing W.P.No.22890 of 2008 and batch. This Court disposed of the writ petitions, leaving it open to the petitioners therein to make appropriate applications to the District Collector, Kadapa, claiming compensation in accordance with the principles laid down in the judgment rendered by this Court in LAO-cum-RDO, Chevella Division, Domalguda, Hyderabad v. Mekala Pandu[1] and the District Collector, Kadapa, was directed to conduct enquiry and pass appropriate orders within eight weeks from the date of receipt of the applications. Following the same, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioners to approach the first respondent with necessary representations claiming compensation/e x gratia and the first respondent, in turn, shall take action on the same, within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of the representations. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:27.02.2009 JSU THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3967 of 2009 Date: 27.02.2009 JSU [1] 2004 (2) ALD 451 (LB)