THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.12815 OF 2008 ORAL ORDER: The notification dated 13.5.2008 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ”the Act”) for acquisition of the land belonging to the petitioners for the purpose of rehabilitation of displaced persons under Kandula Obul Reddy Gundlakamma Reservoir Project is under challenge in this writ petition on various grounds, including that the respondents were not justified in dispensing with the enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act. However, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, under instructions, stated that the respondents have not invoked the urgency clause under Section 17(4) of the Act and that the enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act would be conducted following due process of law. In the circumstances, no further adjudication is necessary in this writ petition and, accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of granting leave and liberty to the petitioners to raise all the objections including that are raised in this writ petition in the enquiry to be conducted under Section 5-A of the Act. No costs. 24.06.2008. Kgr IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.12815 of 2008 Between: 1 Peravarapu Venkateswarlu S/o. Venkaiah, aged 40 years, R/o. Seetharamapuram (V), Maddipadu (M), Prakasam District. 2 Peravarapu Hanumayamma S/o. Venkaiah, aged 60 years, R/o. Seetharamapuram (V), Maddipadu (M), Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The State of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary to (Revenue) Land Acquisition Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 Special Collector (Land Acquisition), Pula Subbaiah Veligonda Project, Ongole, Prakasam District. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, Gundlakamma Project, Units-5, Dharavarithota, Ongole, Prakasam District. 4 Tahsildar, maddipadu madnal, Prakasam District. .....RESPONDENTS 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 particularly one in the nature of Writ of Madnamus declaring the notification in RC D1/273/2008, dated 13.05.2008 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act by the 2nd respondent as illegal, irregular, arbitrary, irrational, vitiated by political malafides and contrary to the provisions of land Acquisition Act, 1894 and offends articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the said notification and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: