IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 13338 of 1996 Between: 1 SMT. VARADA NARAYANAMMA W/O LATE ADINARAYANA R/o. VADAMA VILLAGE, PALAKONDA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 2 VARADA KRISHNAM NAIDU S/O LATE ADINARAYANA VADAMA VILLAGE, PALAKONDA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM, DISTRICT 3 VARADA ANNAPURNA, D/O ADINARAYANA VADAMA VILLAGE, PALAKONDA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 4 POGIRI RUPAVATHI W/O PAPA RAO, CHINNEMANGALAPURAM VILLAGE, PALAKONDA MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. 5 SMT. MEESALA LAKSHMI, W/O SIMHADRI NAIDU, D/O LATE VARADA ADINARAYANA REGIDI VILLAGE AND MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Srikakulam . 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Land Acquisition Officer Palakonda, Srikakulam 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 rule nisi calling for the entire records leading upto and inclusive of the notification issued by the 1st respondent herein under section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, published in 'Eenadu' telugu daily, dated 20/11/1995, bearing Rc.no.1583/95-SW in respect of the land bearing survey no.271/1 of an extent of ac.3.24 cents situated at Vadama village, Palakonda Mandal, Srikakulam dist., and quash the said proceedings of the 1st respondent by issuing an appropriate writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of certiorari. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.H.V.KRISHNA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. This writ petition is filed to quash the notification issued by the first respondent under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, which was published in ‘EENADU’ Telugu Daily dated 20-11-1995 bearing Rc.No.1583/95-SW in respect of the land bearing Sy.No.271/1 of an extent of Ac:3-24 cents situated at Vadama Village, Palakonda Mandal, Srikakulam District. During the pendency of the writ petition, the petitioners filed W.P.M.P.No.16275 of 1996 to grant stay of all further proceedings including dispossession of the petitioners from the land bearing Sy.No.271/1 of an extent of Ac.3-24 cents situated at Vadama village, Palakonda Mandal, Srikakulam District and this Court passed the interim order dated 07-08-1996 granting interim stay until further orders. Now, the petitioners filed W.P.M.P.No.4759 of 2005 to dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to reconvey the land of an extent of Ac.3-24 cents in Sy.No.271/1 of Vadama Village, Palakonda Mandal, Srikakulam District after following the due process of law in pursuance of the letter in Rc.No.267/95/H dated 8-6-2004 addressed by the 2nd respondent to the first respondent. The respondents filed counter-affidavit in the writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners filed a representation dated 1-4-2005 before the Joint Collector, Srikakulam District referring to the proceedings of the Mandal Revenue Officer, Palakonda in Rc.No.510 of 2003 dated 7-5-2004 and also the proceedings of the Revenue Divisional Officer dated 8-6-2004, wherein the said authorities recommended to consider the request of the petitioners for giving the same land to them and the said representation is pending. Therefore, he prays to give a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the said representation. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that the said representation can be disposed of. The Joint Collector, Srikakulam District, before whom the petitioners made a representation dated 1-4-2005, has not been arrayed as respondent in the writ petition. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Joint Collector is officiating in the post of the District Collector with regard to certain matters. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to dispose of the representation dated 1-4-2005 made by the petitioners within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________ G. CHANDRAIAH,J Dated: 16-06-2005 sj To 1 The District Collector, Srikakulam . 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Land Acquisition Officer Palakonda, Srikakulam District. 3. Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT). 4. Two C.D. copies.