HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY Writ Petition No.12374 of 2008 Date: July 27, 2011 Between: Sri Sibu Joseph, S/o.V.J.Joseph, Occ:business, aged about 40 years, R/o.House of Joy, 9-2-681/6/A/3, Road No.12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad … Petitioner And The District Collector, Medak at Sangareddy and another … Respondents Order: This writ petition is filed with a prayer as under: “For the reasons stated in the above accompanying affidavit, the petitioner herein prays that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or destruction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in seeking to occupy/acquire the petitioners land in an extent of Ac.3.23 guntas in Survey Nos.354/82 and 354/77/1 of Muppireddypally village, Toopran Mandal, Medak District, without issuing any notification under the Land Acquisition Act and without following the due process of law as illegal and arbitrary and to pass such other or further orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.” In the counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, it is stated that as the petitioner is the purchaser of assigned land, resumption order was passed on 02.03.2007 vide proceedings No.B/12436/2006. As much as the said proceedings is not under challenge in the writ petition, no relief as sought can be granted. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the resumption order dated 02.03.2007 passed vide proceedings No.B/12436/2006 has not been served on the petitioner. He seeks liberty to question the said order. As much as it is the case of the petitioner that the resumption order dated 02.03.2007 is not served on him, I permit the petitioner to file an appeal against the order dated 02.03.2007 before the appropriate forum within a period of six weeks from today. Further, there shall be a direction to the respondents to maintain status quo with regard to possession for a period of eight weeks. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ___________________ (R.SUBHASH REDDY, J) July 27, 2011 MRR