IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND SEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16362 of 2007 Between: 1 Lavudi Harya S/o. Mamgtha 2 Lavodi Bodi W/o. Savya Petitioners AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Prl. Secretary Irrigation & Command Area Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad 2. The Land Acquisition Officer & Spl.Deputy Collector, SLBC/AMRP, Gandhamvarigudem, Nalgonda District 3. The Special Collector, AMRP & Pulichintala, Clock Tower, Nalgonda Town & District. 4. The Executive Engineer, Roads & Buildings, Miryalaguda Division, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda 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 may be pleased to issue an order or direction or writ specially writ of mandamus directing the respondents to pay the determined compensation amount together with interest to the petitioners in respect of their acquired land as per the Judgment & Decree dated 20-8-2001 in OP.No.113/2000 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, Miryalaguda, as confirmed in AS.No.1706/2005 dated 9-3-2007 on the file of High Court of Andhra Pradesh by declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the determined compensation to the petitioners as arbitrary, illegal, violative of Art.14,21 and 300-A of the constitution of India . The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein, and the order of the High Court dated 6- 12-2007 made herein, and upon hearing the arguments of Sri L. Prabhakar Reddy, Advocate for the petitioners and of Govt Pleader for Irrigation for the Respondent No.1 and of Asst.Govt Pleader for Land Acquisition for the Respondents 2 & 3 and of G. P. for Roads and Buildings for the Respondent No.4, the Court made the following ORDER “Though on 6-12-2007 it was made clear that if the learned Government Pleader does not report specific instructions on the reasons for not depositing the enhanced compensation on the next date of hearing, the Court will be constrained to direct the Secretary, Irrigation & CAD Department (Project Wing), Secretariat, Hyderabad to be present in the Court, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition has submitted that he has not received any instructions from the Secretary though he received some instructions from the Special Deputy Collector in this regard. 2 The Court is therefore left with no option other than summoning the Secretary, Irrigation & CAD Department (Project Wing), Secretariat, Hyderabad, and he is therefore, directed to be presented in person on 24-12-2007 and to explain the reasons for his laxity in taking appropriate steps to comply with the judgment and decree dated 20-8-2001 in O.P.No.113 of 2000 on the life of Senior Civil Judge, Miryalaguda.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Secretary, Irrigation & CAD Department (Project Wing), Secretariat, Hyderabad(BY SPL.MESSENGER)(along with a copy of petition and affidavit) 2. The Prl. Secretary, Irrigation & Command Area Development Department, Govt. of A.P., Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad (BY SPL.MESSENGER)(along with a copy of petition and affidavit) 3. The Land Acquisition Officer & Spl. Deputy Collector, SLBC/AMRP, Gandhamvarigudem, Nalgonda District 4. The Special Collector, AMRP & Pulichintala, Clock Tower, Nalgonda Town & District. 5. The Executive Engineer, Roads & Buildings, Miryalaguda Division, Miryalaguda, Nalgonda District 6. One CC to Sri L.Prabhakar Reddy, Advocate (OPUC) 7. Two CCs to the G.P for Irrigation, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.(OUT) 8. Two CCs to the Asst. G.P for Land Acquisition, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.(OUT) 9. Two CCs to the G.P for Road and Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad.(OUT) 10. One spare copy. KK HIGH COURT CVNRJ DT. 17-12-2007 NOTE: POST ON 24-12-2007 ORDER W.P.NO.16362 OF 2007 DIRECTION Drafted by: KK Drafted on: 18-12-2007 HIGH COURT CVNRJ DT. 17-12-2007 NOTE: POST ON 24-12-2007 ORDER W.P.NO.16362 OF 2007 DIRECTION