IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 11821 of 2008 Between: Kuram Rajulu, S/o. Kuram Mallappa, R/o. Kotturu, H/o. Patwarigudem, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam, Khammam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Khammam District, Khammam. 2 The Project Officer, ITDA, Badrachalam. 3 The Tahsildar, Dammapeta Mandal,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 to issue order direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of MANDAMUS declare the action of the respondents in not paying the compensation to the petitioner for the land situated in R.S.No.446 an extent of Ac.3.00 cts of Patwarigudem Village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District, which is taken over by the respondents for providing house sites to the weaker sections as illegal arbitrary and violative of Article 300-A of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the compensation to the petitoners land which is acquired for providing house sites to weakers sections forthwith and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.P.R.K.AMERANDRA KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No. 11821 of 2008 Order: The petitioner states that he is the owner of agricultural land admeasuring Ac.5.28 cents situated in Survey No.346 of Patwarigudem village, Dammapeta Mandal, Khammam District. The case of the petitioner is that out of the said land an extent of Ac.3.00 was taken over by the respondents for providing house sites to the weaker sections in the year 2007, without paying any compensation and without providing any alternative land to him under the Land Acquisition Act. Hence, he made a representation dated 08.05.2008 requesting the 1st respondent, namely the District Collector, Khammam, to pay necessary compensation to him for the land acquired, but so far no action thereon had been taken. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. Since the representation dated 08.05.2008 of the petitioner seeking compensation for the land acquired is said to be pending consideration before the 1st respondent, namely the District Collector, Khamma, without going into the merits of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: The 1st respondent, namely the District Collector, Khammam District, is directed to consider the representation dated 08.05.2008 of the petitioner, conduct enquiry, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. If in the enquiry it is found that the petitioner is entitled for compensation, the same may be paid to him, expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date: 11.06.2008 Nsr