IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 9994 of 2008 Between: Gamidi Narsimha Murthy s/o.Late Suranna R/o.Jaganathapuram village Gopalapuram Mandal, W.G.District ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Land Acquisition Wing Eluru, W.G.District 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Jangareddygudem W.G.District 3 The Tahsildar, Koyalagudem Mandal West Godavari District .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue order direction writ more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandmaus declare the action of the respondent in evicting the petitioner from the schedule land istuated in Rs.No.946/1 Ac.2.39 cts and Rs.No.947./1 Ac.2.00 cts of parimpudi village,Koyalagudem Mandal, W.G.District without initiating land acquisition proceedings and without payment of compensation as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of Article 300A of the Constitution fo India and consequently direct the respondent not to evict the petitioner from the schedule land and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.R.K.AMERANDRA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA W.P.NO. 9994 OF 2008 ORDER: According to the petitioner, his father purchased the land in an extent of Ac.2-39 cents in RS No. 946/1 and Ac.2- 00 in RS No. 947 of Parimipudi village, Koyalagudem village, West Godavari district vide registered sale deeds dated 14.6.1954 and 8.1.1947. Ever since the purchase the petitioner’s father and thereafter the petitioner are in uninterrupted possession and enjoyment of the said land. While so, the respondents-authorities are approaching the petitioner and saying that the land was required for a public purpose for providing houses to weaker sections, but so far no land acquisition proceedings have been initiated. Now apprehending threat of eviction, the petitioner approached this court and filed the present writ petition. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. As the prayer itself is for a direction to the respondents not to evict the petitioner without following the due process of law, this writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with a direction to the respondents to initiate land acquisition proceedings if the land of the petitioner is required for a public purpose and not to evict the petitioner from the land in question without following the due process of law. No order as to costs. ____________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J Dt.1.5.2008 KR To 1 The District Collector, Land Acquisition Wing Eluru, W.G.District 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Jangareddygudem W.G.District 3 The Tahsildar, Koyalagudem Mandal West Godavari District 4. 2 CCs to GP for Land Acquisition, 5. 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{TRK}