IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 12011 of 2008 Between: Kedarisetti Venkata Satyanarayana S/o Bullabbai R/o 32nd Ward, Kadakatla, Tadepalligudem (V&Man), WEst Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1.The District Collector, (Land Acquisition) West Godavari district, Eluru, 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, (Land Acquisition) Eluru Division, West Godavari District. 3.The Thahasildar, (land Acquisition) Nallajarla Mandal, Nallajarla, West Godavari District. 4.Chodavaram Padamara Panchayat rep by its Secretary, Nallajarla Mandal, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue any Writ, order or Direction particularly a Writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in illegally threatening the petitioner to vacate the land an extent of Ac. 1- 32 cents in sy. No. 89/3 situated at Chodavaram Padamara Panchayat Village, Nallajarla Mandal, West Godavari District with out issuing any notice, with out any enquiry is illegal, arbitrary and consequentially direct the respondents not to dispossess from the petitioner's schedule property i.e, Ac.1-32 cents in Sy. No. 89/3 situated at Chodavaram Padamara Panchayat village, Nallajarla Mandal, West Godavari district with out following due process of law. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.BOKKA SATYANARAYANA & KAMLA SEELAM B. Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No.12011 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the alleged action of the respondents in taking steps to dispossess the petitioner illegally from Acs.1.32 cents of land situated in Survey No.89/3 of Chodavaram Padamara Panchayat village, Nallajarla Mandal, West Godavari District, is arbitrary and illegal. The petitioner claims to be the absolute owner and possessor of the land in question and it is alleged that no steps have been taken under any Act for acquisition of the land in question nor there is any notice to the petitioner at any point of time, but the respondents are attempting to dispossess him high-handedly. Having regard to the specific allegations made by the petitioner and in view of the nature of controversy involved, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the land in question without following due process of law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ 12.06.2008 Note: Issue CC in two days. (b/o) VGB