THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.6476 of 2007 ORDER: The District Collector, Eluru, West Godavari District, published a notification, dated 25.02.2007, proposing to acquire Acs.8.49 cents of land situated at Pedapadu Village and Mandal, West Godavari District, for the purpose of providing house sites to the poor. The land of the petitioner in survey Nos.606/1 and 602/2 admeasuring Ac.0.36 cents and Ac.1.64 cents, was also included. It is stated that notice proposing to conduct enquiry, under Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’), on 21.03.2007, was served on the petitioner, just one day before. The petitioner claims to have submitted representation and complains that the respondents are proceeding with the acquisition without considering her objections. On behalf of the respondents, a counter-affidavit is filed. It is stated that the petitioner had rushed to this Court soon after submitting her representation, and that the writ petition is premature. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. The petitioner apprehends that her representation could not be taken into account, before the declaration under Section 6 of the Act is published. However, that apprehension is not well founded. The respondents have not completed the enquiry as yet. There is no reason to believe that they would not take into account the representation submitted by the petitioner. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing that the respondents shall take into account the representation, dated 22.03.2007, submitted by the petitioner, raising objections for the acquisition of land. The petitioner shall also be given an opportunity of being heard and the notice in that regard shall be served on her well in advance. There shall be no order as costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.02.06.2010. GJ