THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION. No.1175 of 2007 Date: 28.01.2008 Between: Gatiganti Srirama Murthy … Petitioner AND Government of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Revenue (L.A.), Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri T.V.S. Prabhakar Rao Counsel for the respondents: Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION. No.1175 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… … Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the proceedings in Ref.No.G3/5321/2006 dated 01.11.2006 issued by the respondents to acquire the land an extent of Ac.5.89 cents in Sy.Nos.5/3, 6/1, 20/1 and 2 of Tatipaka village, Razole Mandal, East Godavari District as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provision of the Land Acquisition Act and also to the provisions of the Act 3 of 2006 and set aside the same, consequently directing the respondents to cancel the same and pass any other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” At the hearing, Sri T.V.S. Prabhakar Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner fairly submitted that the issue raised in this writ petition is squarely covered by judgment dated 28.12.2007 of this Court in Writ Petition No.18881 of 2006 and batch, wherein challenge to acquisition of agricultural lands without conversion was rejected. He further submitted that the petitioner has not filed objections and that enquiry under Section 5A of the Act is not conducted so far. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed. Petitioner is permitted to file his objections within a period of three weeks from today and on receipt of the same, respondent No.3 shall hold enquiry by giving an opportunity of personal hearing to him before proceeding further with the proposed acquisition. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.1501 of 2007 and WVMP.No.951 of 2007 are also dismissed. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 28.01.2008 ES