IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI WRIT PETITION NO : 26341 of 1995 Between: 1 Vittal Reddy s/o Peer Reddy r/o Kulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District. 2 Bhaga Reddy s/o Gunda Reddy r/o Kulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District. 3 Vaidyanath Reddy s/o Ram Reddy r/o Kulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District. 4 Ram Reddy s/o Narsa Reddy r/o Kulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District. 5 Narsa Reddy s/o. Sanga Reddy r/o Kulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District. 6 Sangappa s/o Adivappa r/o Kulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District. 7 Sangram Pal s/o Basvantha Rao r/o Kulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District. 8 Venkat Reddy s/o. Bal Reddy r/o Kulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District. 9 Laxma Reddy s/o. Bal Reddy r/o Kulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District. 10 Eramma w/o Manik Pal r/o Kulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 Govt. of A.P. rep. by its Secretary, Revenue (L.A) Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Deputy Collector, (L.A), Additional Unit No.1, Singoor Project, Sangareddy, Medak Dist. 3 The Joint Collector, Sangareddy, Medak 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 a writ of Mandamus, declaring that the action of the respondents in appropriating the lands of the petitioners in Survey Nos. 160/1a, 160/1A, 160/1e, 160/1E, 160/2, 160/3a.1, 160/3a.2, 160/3A and 160/3e of Pulukurti village, Manuru Mandal, Medak District, towards the Singoor project, without acquiring the same under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, is arbitrary and illegal and direct the respondents to acquire the said lands and consequently pay the appropriate compensation amount to the petitioners with all statutory benefits. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.V.VENKATARAMANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that no cause of action survives for adjudication in this writ petition. Recording the said submission, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. No order as to costs. _____________________ T.MEENA KUMARI, J 10.03.2005 dr To 1 The Secretary, Govt. of A.P.,Revenue (L.A) Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Deputy Collector, (L.A), Additional Unit No.1, Singoor Project, Sangareddy, Medak Dist. 3 The Joint Collector, Sangareddy, Medak District. 4 2 CCs to Government Pleader for Land Acquistion, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 5 2 CD copies