THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.32558 of 2011 Dated 28th December, 2011 Between: Pujala Kotaiah and others …Petitioners And The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri Shaik Karimulla Counsel for respondents: AGP for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed assailing notification bearing Rc.No.69/2008-C1, dated 08.04.2008, issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) in respect of Ac.1.38 cents, Ac.0.80 cents, Ac.0.50 cents, Ac.0.52 cents, Ac.0.58 cents and Ac.0.80 cents of land in Survey Nos.147/1, 147/2, 148 and 160 of Chouta Papayapalem Village, Rajupalem Mandal, Guntur District. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, on instructions, submitted that as the impugned notification has lapsed, a fresh notification under Section 4(1) of the Act and a fresh declaration under Section 6 of the Act were issued on 28.08.2009 and 12.06.2010 respectively. She further stated that an award was also passed on 09.05.2011. In view of the above-noted submissions of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the writ petition as conceived has become infructuous and accordingly, the same is dismissed as such. The petitioners are, however, given liberty to question the above- mentioned acquisition proceedings at their option. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.40466 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 28th December, 2011 VGB