IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25081 of 2011 Between: Polavarapu Venkata Seshaiah & others. … Petitioners And District Collector, Prakasam District at Ongole & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri Mangena Sreerama Rao Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Land Acquisition This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.25081 of 2011 ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act in RC.No.G2/2937/09, dated 27.09.2009 and consequential order, dated 11.03.2010, passed under Section 5A of the same statute by the 1st respondent as illegal, irregular, irrational and violative of provisions of Land Acquisition Act and offends Articles 14, 21, 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently declare that the said land acquisition proceedings were lapsed for not issuing declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act within statutory period of limitation.” At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, on the strength of oral instructions, submitted that as the award could not be passed within two years from the date of publication of declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the whole land acquisition proceedings have lapsed. The above submission of the learned Assistant Government Pleader is placed on record and the Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of by declaring that the acquisition proceedings have lapsed. This order, however, does not preclude the respondents from initiating fresh acquisition proceedings in accordance with law. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.30845 of 2011 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 08.11.2011 ES