IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 17337 of 2008 Between: C. Sanyasi Rao, S/o. Sri Krishna Murthy, R/o. Kusalapuram (Village), Etcherla (Mandal), Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector and Arbitrator (Land Acquisition), Srikakulam District. 2 The Special Deputy Collector-cum-Land Acquisition Officer (FAC) National Highway No. 5 (NH-5), Srikakulam District. 3 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its Secretary to the Department Of NH-5, AP Secretariat, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, calling for the records relating to and in connection with the award of compensation by declaring the action of the respondent in not fixing the market value at the rate of Rs. 200/- per sq. yard or Rs. 9,68,200/-per acre as fixed by the Sub-Registrar, Pondur, Srikakulam District for the lands in Sy.Nos. 97/9B, 97/11B, 101/15B, 91/12B and 97/15B situated at Kusalpuram, Etcherla Mandal, Srikakulam District, as illegal, arbitrary and violation of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of constitution of India and Section 3G of National Highway Act, 1956, and consequently direct the respondents to enhance the award of compensation after considering petitioner's objection petition dated 15-5- 2006 and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.T.TEJESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.17337 of 2008 ORDER: Heard Sri T.Tejeswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition and Sri S.S.Varma, learned standing counsel appearing for the third respondent. The relief sought for, in this writ petition, is for enhancement of compensation with regards the petitioner’s land, which was acquired for the purpose of widening of National Highway No.5 Under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956, against the award of compensation, a person aggrieved is entitled to make a representation to the District Collector seeking enhancement of compensation. The petitioner claims to have submitted such a representation. When the matter came up ‘for admission’ on 24-11-2008, learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition sought time to obtain instructions. Today, learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition would state that the representation submitted by the petitioner is still pending. Ends of justice would be met if the first respondent is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s representation, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Needless to state that the procedural requirement of hearing parties including the third respondent shall be complied with. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. No order as to costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Dt:28-11-2008 usd