THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 1983 of 2008 Dated: 05.02.2008 Between: Smt. Rudra Samrajyam … Petitioner AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by The Collector, Guntur District & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri Syed Shareef Ahmed Counsel for the respondents : Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 1983 of 2008 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare initiation of land acquisition proceedings in respect of the land of an extent of Ac.0.40 cents in Sy.No.324/3 situated at Nandivelugu Village, Tenali Mandal, Guntur District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner claims to have purchased the abovementioned extent of land through registered sale deed dated 24.10.2007 from Sri G. Subramanyam, S/o.Chinna Nageshwar Rao. His grievance is that the said extent of land is proposed to be acquired without giving an opportunity to him to submit his objections. Heard Sri Syed Shareef Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. A perusal of the notice issued under Section 5A of the Act shows that the same was issued to the registered owner, namely, Sri G. Subramanyam, the alleged vendor of the petitioner and he was informed that enquiry will be held on 27.12.2007. Therefore, ex-facie, I do not see any illegality in giving notice only to the vendor of the petitioner. It is not the case of the petitioner that the property was mutated in his name after the sale transaction in his favour. Be that as it may, since the petitioner has claimed that he has succeeded to the interest of his vendor, I deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to give the petitioner also an opportunity of being heard before taking a final decision on the proposed acquisition. For the above reasons, the writ petition is disposed of. Respondent No.2 is directed to give notice and opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioner before finalizing the proceedings under Section 5A of the Act. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.2529 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 05.02.2008 ES