THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU C.C.1230 OF 2009 29-09-2010 Between: S.Anjaneyu and others ...Petitioners Vs. M.Meena, District Collector and others ..Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU C.C.1230 OF 2009 ORAL ORDER: This contempt case is filed complaining wilful disobedience on the part of the respondents in implementing the order made in WPMP No. 9162 of 2009 in W.P.No.7008 of 2009 dated 2.4.2009, whereunder, the respondents were directed not to dispossess the petitioners from their respective lands until further orders. There is no necessity of going into all the details. The 2nd respondent has filed a detailed counter. Para 2 of the said counter affidavit reads as under: “ It is relevant to submit here that the requisition department i.e., National Highway Authorities of India had taken up 4 lining of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad – Bangalore sectin of N.H.7 from K.M.211 Kurnool to K.M.293, 400 Pothudoddi inKurnool district of A.P under contract package ADB-II/C-II package is passing through Udumulapadu village. As the land is urgently required by the NHA, to rehabilitate the victims, Notification under section 4(1) was issued by invoking urgency clause Under Secton 17(4) of Land Acquisiton Act on 31-12-2008 to acquire the land belonged to the petitioners, who are big farmers and having Ac.7.74 cents in Dhone doing mining business. Draft declaration proposals under Section 6 was published in Official Gazettee on 8-1-2009. Thereafter proceedings were issued on 13- 3-09 requesting the petitioners to receive 80% of the compensation through cheques Dt.24-03-2009. So far as the 4th petitioner, as he was not at Head Quarters on24-3-09, the amount could not be paid to him. Later I deputed the Tahsildar, Dhone and Manager, NHAI to handover the cheque to the 4th respondent on 25-3-2009, but he refused to receive the same, hence the amount was kept in revenue deposit.” This position is not disputed. However, the learned counsel for the petitioners states that the cheques were returned by the petitioners on the very next day. This appears to be very strange, even otherwise there is no contempt case. In view of the fact that the amounts were deposited and the possession was taken on 24-3-2009 much prior to the order passed by this Court on 02-04-2009, nothing survives for further adjudication in this Contempt Case. Accordingly the Contempt Case is closed. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 29th SEPTEMBER 2010 TSNR