The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.12113 of 2004 Order: In this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks direction by way of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents-authorities in not allotting an alternative land in lieu of the premises bearing Municipal Door No.2-3-4/1 situated at Main Road, Golnaka, Amberpeta, Hyderabad, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently, to direct the respondents-authorities to allot alternative land to the petitioner. Petitioner is the owner of premises bearing Door No.2-3-4/1 situated at Main Road of Golnaka, Amberpet, Hyderabad. The respondents-Municipality has taken up road widening programme in which petitioner’s land admeasuring 104.83 square yards along with the structures raised thereon was taken possession by the respondents. So far as the valuation of the structures is concerned, there is no dispute that the petitioner was paid value thereof, but as regards the land, respondents have allotted an alternative piece of land admeasuring 136 square yards and conveyed the same to the petitioner by way of an exchange deed, dated 9th June, 1994. It is the case of the petitioner that as there was a dispute with regard to the said land, he was allotted another piece of land admeasuring 106.66 square yards in the approved revised lay out, dated 07-10- 1997, at Municipal Colony, Amberpeta, Hyderabad and that the respondents-authorities failed to identity and locate the said land and deliver its possession to him. It is submitted that the second respondents prepared a statement of compensation and submitted the same to the third respondent for approval, but the amount also has not been paid. Hence, he filed this Writ Petition seeking direction to the respondents to allot alternative piece of land in lieu of compensation. It is submitted by learned Standing Counsel for the respondents-Corporation that the respondents have taken steps for payment of compensation by initiating proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act. The learned Standing Counsel has produced a copy of the proceedings in File No.153/ACP/C9/GHMC/2009, dated 06-11-2009, addressed by the Assistant City Planner, Circle No.9, GHMC, to the Land Acquisition Officer, GHMC, Hyderabad, to initiate Land Acquisition process to the extent of petitioner’s land, which was taken possession for the purpose of road widening. In view of the same, I dispose of the Writ Petition directing the respondents to notify the petitioner’s land, which was taken possession for the purpose of road widening, within a period of two months from today and to complete the process of acquisition by passing an award within a period of six months from today and to pay the necessary compensation to the petitioner as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. However, it is made clear that the petitioner is not entitled to any claim as regards the land allotted to him vide exchange deed, dated 9th June, 1994. No order as to costs. _________________ R.Subhash Reddy, J Dated 12th November, 2009 lur