THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.2439 OF 2003 Date:25.01.2011 Between: Gorige Mallamma and another .. Petitioners And The District Collector, Nalgonda District, Nalgonda and others .. Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.2439 of 2003 ORDER: The two petitioners are statedly owners of land admeasuring Acs.2.09 guntas in Survey No.512 situated at Budhan Pochampalli Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District. They allege that the second respondent and the staff went to their lands and marked the same for the purpose of levelling. On enquiry, the petitioners came to know that the land is being taken over for construction of water storage tank. Therefore, they filed the instant writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in taking their land without initiating proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity, the Act), as illegal and arbitrary. Though the writ petition was admitted on 10.02.2003, the respondents have neither filed any counter affidavit nor denied the allegations. Therefore, instead of keeping the matter pending, the same is disposed of observing that unless and until due process of law is followed under the Act, the petitioners’ possession cannot be disturbed. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________ (V.V.S. RAO, J) 25.01.2011 KH