THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.9864 of 2007 Date:30.06.2011 Between: Rachuri Booramma and others ..... Petitioners AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Hyderabad and others .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri Abhinand Kumar Shavili Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 4: Government Pleader for Land Acquisition Counsel for Respondent Nos.5 and 6: None appeared The Court made the following: ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition itself is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not providing house sites to the petitioners in spite of issue of notification under Section 4(1) and declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) seeking to acquire the lands of respondent No.6 temple as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, it has come out that the above land acquisition proceedings were stayed in W.P.No.2845 of 1996 filed by the Archakas of respondent No.6 temple. The said writ petition came to be dismissed only on 27.01.2004. The present writ petition is filed on 30.04.2007, by which time the statutory period of two years for passing award under Section 11-A of the Act has expired. These facts not being disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the respondents cannot be directed to proceed with the lapsed land acquisition proceedings. However, in the counter-affidavit, the respondents have stated that alternative lands have been identified for providing house sites to the petitioners. Therefore, respondent Nos.2 and 3 are directed to take appropriate action in this regard to redress the grievance of the petitioners. The petitioners are permitted to make an appropriate representation in this regard. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.12494 of 2007 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 30th June, 2011 GHN