THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.12352 of 2006 ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the respondent-Commissioner, Nalgonda Municipality, in not granting permission to the petitioner to make further constructions in the house bearing No.8-1-315 of Gollaguda, Nalgonda. It is the case of the petitioner that he is the owner and possessor of the above said house having purchased the same under a registered sale deed dated 05.05.1983 and since then he is residing in the said house. While so, the respondent issued a notice dated 08.01.1988 directing him to remove the entire house as it is coming in the way of formation of 60’ wide road from Gollaguda Cross Road to Railway Station Road. In response to the said notice, he made representations to the respondent on 20.01.1988 and 01.11.1988. Thereafter, on 29.02.1992 the respondent passed a resolution to allot 300 square yards to the petitioner and one Mr.K.Satya Murthy in lieu of the houses said to be acquired by them. However, the respondent neither acquired the land nor paid compensation or allotted any land as per its resolution dated 29.02.1992. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner and the said Satya Murthy filed W.P.No.15793 of 1993 and this Court disposed of the same by order dated 20.06.2003, which reads as under: “In the result and for the foregoing reasons, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent-authorities either to acquire the house of the petitioners under the provisions of the Act or by mutual agreement, in case they require the same for the purpose of widening of the road. If the respondents are not inclined to acquire the house of the petitioners on the premise that it is not required, the petitioner should be permitted to make further development by proceeding with additional constructions. However, if the respondents propose to acquire the house, they are directed to complete the acquisition proceedings within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs.” It is stated that after disposal of the said writ petition, the petitioner once again made representations on 04.11.2003 and 20.06.2003 to the respondents in the said writ petition and also to the respondent herein to implement the order dated 20.06.2003, but the respondents have not implemented the said order. Hence, the petitioner filed a contempt case and the same was dismissed holding that the petitioner shall make an application for construction first. Thereafter, the petitioner made applications seeking permission to construct house on 02.04.2004 and 07.09.2004, after complying with all the formalities. But, however, the respondent has not taken any action so far. Hence, this writ petition. Even though the writ petition was admitted long back, and appearance of the respondent was ordered, no counter-affidavit is filed. On 11.08.2010, the respondent-Commissioner appeared before this Court and submitted across the Bar that they are going to acquire the house of the petitioner and that they will pay compensation for the same. Today, when the matter is taken up, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent has produced the proceedings dated 25.11.2010 issued by the respondent under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) and the draft declaration under Section 6 of the Act, dated 25.11.2010 acquiring the land of the petitioner. The learned Standing Counsel submitted that the respondent is ready to pay compensation to the petitioner in respect of his house acquired and that the District Collector, Nalgonda is also ready to allot an extent of 300 square yards to the petitioner subject to condition of the respondent paying the market value at the rate of Rs.600/- per square yard, which comes to Rs.1,80,000/-. The material produced before this Court discloses that allotment of alternative site to the petitioner is already over and only the payment of compensation under the Act is to be finalized. The learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent sought two months time for finalisation of compensation amount to the petitioner. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of granting two months time to the respondent to finalise the proceedings under the Act and pay necessary compensation to the petitioner. There shall be no order as to costs. N.V. RAMANA, J Date: 26.11.2010 va