THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.26594 of 2009 ORDER: It is stated that the petitioner is the absolute owner and possessor of the land in an extent of Ac.1.72 cents in R.S.No.162/1 situated at Peravali Village and Mandal, West Godavari District, having purchased the same under registered sale deed dated 10.08.2000. It is further stated that at the request of the fourth respondent, the first respondent proposed to acquire the land in Survey Nos.23, 25, 27, 156 to 159 and 162 to 170 situated in Peravali Village, to an extent of Acs.64.282 cents for the purpose of construction of Summer Storage Tank to cater the needs of the residents of Tanuku Municipality. Her grievance is that instead of taking steps to acquire the said land, respondents 1 and 2 started taking measurements of her land situated in Survey No.162/1 for laying pipelines and also for construction of the said tank, even though her land was not included in the proposed acquisition. The second respondent-Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Revenue Divisional Officer, Kovvur filed a detailed counter-affidavit denying the petition averments. In the said counter-affidavit, the second respondent had given the survey number wise details of the land proposed for acquisition and alienation, which includes Survey No.162/1, wherein the land of the petitioner is situated. It is stated that the petitioner is trying to delay land acquisition process without knowing the correct facts and that the Draft Notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) is not even published, and therefore, the question of taking possession of the land of the petitioner does not arise. It is further stated that the petitioner’s land will be acquired, after following the procedure under the Act. In view of the above counter-averments, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to follow the due process of law, if the land of the petitioner is required for the proposed acquisition. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. N.V.RAMANA, J Dated: 16.08.2010 va