IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 14183 of 2004 Between: 1 Smt.Rangu Kamakshamma, W/o Laxmaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 2 Rangu Nagachary, S/o Rajaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 3 Kancharla Satyanarayana, S/o Gopaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 4 Kancharla Nageswararao, S/o Gopaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 5 Challagulla Jaggarao, S/o Ramaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 6 Puvvalla Kotaiah, S/o Venkaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 7 Smt.Bobthu Ramadevi, W/o Tulasirao, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 8 Chengalla Mysayya, S/o Chiranjeevi, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 9 Chengalla Muthaiah, S/o Chiranjeevi, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 10 Kancharla Damayanthi, W/o Pullaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 11 Smt.Koppula Sarasamma, W/o Muthaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 12 Smt.Devarapalli Seethamma, W/o Venkatachary, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 13 Neelagiri Veerabhadramma, W/o Narayana, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 14 Neelagiri Nagachary, S/o Narayana, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 15 Neelagiri Venkatachary, S/o Narayana, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 16 Kancharla Vishnu Vardhanarao, S/o Muthaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 17 Kancharla Satyanarayanarao, S/o Gangaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 18 Smt.Kancharla Seetharamamma, W/o Raghavarao, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 19 Kancharla Pullaiah, S/o Somaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 20 Smt.Bethani Laxmi, W/o Narasimharao, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 21 Smt.Kolapaneni Venkatamma, W/o Apparao, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 22 Bethani China Ragavaiah, S/o Venkaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 23 Kothapalli Nageswararao, S/o Krishnamaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 24 Kothapalli Venkateswararao, S/o Krishnamaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 25 Smt.Kothapalli Anasurya, W/o Subbarao, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 26 Smt.Kancharla Laxmidevamma, W/o Laxmaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 27 Edara Srinadham, S/o Gopaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 28 Kola Chittamma, W/o Gopaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 29 Smt.Jonnala Gadda Ramulu, W/o Venkaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 30 Naddi Somaiah, S/o Venkaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 31 Smt. Avalapati Savithramma, W/o Seetharamaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 32 Kancharla Pullaiah, S/o Chandraiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 33 Lingapogu Nagaiah, S/o Ramaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 34 Puvvala Satyam, S/o Venkaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 35 Smt.Meda Satyavathi, W/o Satyanarayana, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 36 Ecchu Venkamma, W/o Pullaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 37 Ecchu Peda Kasim, S/o Lachaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 38 Ellanki Varalaxmi, W/o Krishnamaiah, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District 39 Bethani Suresh, S/o Late Rajarao, R/o Kakarlapalli Village, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam District ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Sathupalli Mandal, Sathupalli, Khammam District 2 The District Collector, Khammam, Khammam District 3 The Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Khammam, Khammam District 4 The Deputy Executive Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Sathupalli, Khammam District 5 The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Khammam, Khammam 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 a Writ, order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not implementing the Section 17(3-A)(a) fo the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 for payment of compensation in respect of the Lands referred in the body of the affidavit before raising the bund of the Bethupalli Minor Irrigation Tank is highly arbitrary, illegal and violative of Article 14 and 21 of the Constitution and consequently to direct the respondents to pay the compensation as per their estimated rates under Section 17(3-A) (a) of the Act before raising the bund of the Bethupalli Minor Irrigation Tank, and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.P.V.RAMANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: Form-NIC-OGS/WP{VSR} THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO. 14183 OF 2004 ORAL ORDER: It is represented by Mr. P.V.Ramana, the learned counsel for the petitioners that the cause in this writ petition does not survive for adjudication and it has become infructuous. Recording the submission the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. Dt: 16.06.2008 --------------------------- Pvsn Justice G. Raghuram