IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23186 of 2008 Between: 1 Avadhanula Narahari Sharma S/o. Rajaiah Sharma R/o. H.No.5-99, Nawabpet Village, Chigurumamidi Mandal, Karimnagar District. 2 Eunam Ellaiah S/o. Rajaiah, R/o. H.No.5-14 Nawabpet Village, Chigurumamidi Mandal, Karimnagar District. 3 Pilli Rajaveeru S/o. Mallaiah R/o. H.No.5-93 Nawabpet Village, Chigurumamidi Mandal, Karimnagar District. 4 Pilli Kanakamma W/o. Rajaiah R/o. H.No.1-40, Nawabpet Village, Chigurumamidi Mandal, Karimnagar District. 5 Vaukolu Illaiah S/o. Veeraiah, R/o. H.No.1-18, Nawabpet Village, Chigurumamidi Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... Petitioners AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Superintendent Engineer, Roads & Buildings, Karimnagar. 3 The Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department, Karimnagar. 4 The District Collector, Karimnagar District, Karimangar. .....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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in initiating land acquisition proceedings for payment of compensation for the lands and buildings demolished of the petitioners for widening of road from Huzurabad to Shanigaram passing through Nawabpet Village, Chigurumamidi Mandal, Karimnagar District, as arbitrary, illegal, violative of Article 14, 21, 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay compensation by initiating land acquisition proceedings under the Act. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and the order of the High Court dated 10-11- 2008 made herein upon hearing the arguments of Sri V. Srikantha Rao, Advocate for the Petitioner, G.P for Revenue for Respondents.1 & 4, G.P for Roads & Buildings for Respondent No.2 and of G.P for Panchayat Raj for Respondent No.3 the Court made the following: ORDER: It is represented on behalf of the respondents that a notification under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition was issued on 26-11-2008 and that the petitioners refused to receive the 80% of provisional compensation. Learned counsel for the petitioners on the other hand submits that the respondents wanted his clients to sign on blank papers and on that basis, they refused to receive compensation. -2- Post on 15-12-2008. In the meanwhile, the respondents shall pay 80% tentative compensation to the petitioners and shall not insist on signing on any papers, except the receipt for payment of the said amount. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Principal Secretary (Revenue) to Government of A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Superintendent Engineer, Roads & Buildings, Karimnagar. 3 The Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department, Karimnagar. 4 The District Collector, Karimnagar District, Karimangar 5. Two CC to GP for Revenue, High Court of A.P.,Hyderabad (O.UT) 6. Two CC to GP for Roads & Buildings, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 7. Two CC to GP for Panchayat Raj, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (O.UT) 8.One spare copy 9. One C.C.to Sri V. Srikantha Rao, Advocate. (OPUC) HIGH COURT LNRJ DATED 1-12-2008 POST ON 15-12-2008 ORDER WP NO.23186 OF 2008 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 2-12-2008 HIGH COURT LNRJ DATED 1-12-2008 POST ON 15-12-2008 ORDER WP NO.23186 OF 2008 DIRECTION