IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 18261 of 2002 Between: 1. T.Lakshmi Bai, w/o. late T.Mohan Lal, 2. Ramesh Singh, s/o. late T.Mohan Lal, 3. T.Prakash Singh, s/o. late T.Mohan Lal. T. Ravi Singh, s/o.late T.Mohan Lal, (all residents of Nanakramguda village, Serilingamapally Mandal, R.R.District) ..... PETITIONER AND 1. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy at Hyderabad. 2. The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition (Industries), Hyderabad. 3. A.P.Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., rep.by its Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Hyderabad. .....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 or any other appropriate writ declaring that the action of the 1st respondent in issuing Land Acquisition Notifications under Section 4(1) and Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in File No.G1/7180/2000, dated 10-7- 2002, purporting to acquire the lands of the petitioners situated in Survey Nos.6, 7, 8, 12/3 and 13/3 of Nanakramguda village, Serilingampally Mandal, Ranga Reddy District is arbitrary and illegal and direct the respondents to forbear from acquiring the lands of the petitioners for the purpose of development of new projects by A.P.I.I.C. Limited and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioners over the agricultural patta lands situated in Survey Nos.6, 7, 8, 12/3 and 13/3 and grant such other relief as it deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners : Smt. Ch.Lakshmi Kumari. Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2 : GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION Counsel for Respondent No.3 : Mr. R.Subba Rao, S.C. for A.P.I.I.C. The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue (LA) and the learned Standing Counsel for A.P.Industrial Infrastructure Corporation agreed that this Court disposed of W.P.No.21712 of 2002 on 25.4.2003 wherein the same declaration under Section 6(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short, the Act) dated 10.7.2002 was challenged on various grounds. Following the same, this Writ Petition is also disposed of directing the respondents to issue notice for an enquiry under Section 5A of the Act to the petitioners and take appropriate further action after such enquiry. The notice under Section 4 of the Act is not interfered with. No costs. ________________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 4.11.2004 bnr To 1. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy at Hyderabad. 2. The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition (Industries), Hyderabad. 3. Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, A.P. Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd., Hyderabad. 4. 2CCs to G.P. for Land Acquisition, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad.(O.U.T) 5.2CD copies