THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7345 of 2007 Date: 25.02.2008 Between: Tetali Rama Reddy and another … Petitioners AND The State of A.P., Rep by the Principal Secretary, Revenue Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. And others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri Srinivas. Counsel for respondents: A.G.P. for Land Acquisition. HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.7345 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to invalidate the land acquisition proceedings initiated for acquisition of the agricultural lands of the petitioners without their conversion for non-agricultural use under the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural Land (Conversion for Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006. Heard Sri Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition for the respondents. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners fairly submitted that the only issue raised in this writ petition, namely, validity of acquisition of agricultural lands for non-agricultural purposes, is covered by judgment dated 28.12.2007 of this Court in W.P.No.18881 of 2006 and Batch wherein a similar contention has been rejected. Following the same, this writ petition deserves to be and is accordingly dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.9386 of 2007 filed by the petitioners seeking interim relief is also dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:25.02.2008 mdaa