IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13256 of 2005 Between: Kagitala Suryanarayana … Petitioner AND The Mandal Revenue Officer, Bhogapuram, Vizianagaram District. … Respondent Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Taddi Nageswara Rao Counsel for the respondent: GP for Revenue This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13256 of 2005 ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal. The limited grievance of the petitioner in this writ petition is that in respect of an extent of Ac.2.02 cents in Sy.No.141/6 of Kongavanipalem Village, Bhogapuram Mandal, Vizianagaram District, which was assigned to him and acquired by the respondent for construction of pucca houses to the fishermen families, he has not been paid compensation. At the hearing, Sri T. Nageswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner will be satisfied if the respondent pays him ex gratia compensation in terms of G.O.Ms.No.1307 dated 23.12.1993. In view of the same, respondent is directed to verify the claim of the petitioner and if he is satisfied that the petitioner held assignment in respect of the abovementioned extent of land and the same was taken over for the purpose of construction of pucca houses to the fishermen families, he shall be paid ex gratia compensation in terms of the abovementioned G.O. within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.16832 of 2005 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 18.06.2008 ES