THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.32277 of 2010 Date: 22.12.2010 Between : Kommula Srinivas … Petitioner and The District Collector, Nizamabad, Nizamabad District and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.32277 of 2010 ORDER : The petitioner, whose land and structure were acquired for the purpose of widening of the road, has filed this writ petition complaining the action of the respondents in not paying compensation as per the existing market value as arbitrary and illegal and consequently direct the respondents to consider the representation, dated 26.2.2009, submitted by them for determination and payment of compensation as per the existing market value. 2. The petitioner is the absolute owner and possessor of the land admeasuring Ac.0-25 guntas in Sy.No.70/3/2, situated at Mupkal Village of Balkonda Mandal, Nizamabad District. The Government of India acquired the said land for the purpose of widening National Highway No.7 road into 4/6 lane from 285.633 KM’s to 308.00 KM’s from Maharashtra/Andhra Pradesh Border to Perkit in the State of Andhra Pradesh. In pursuance of the said acquisition, the competent authority determined the compensation and fixed the value of the land acquired at Rs.306/- per square yard. The case of the petitioner is that even as per the value fixed by the Registration Department, the value of the said land is Rs.605/- per square yard. Therefore, being aggrieved by the inadequacy of the compensation, the petitioner has made a representation dated 26.2.2009 before the 1st respondent for enhancement of compensation. The grievance of the petitioner is that inspite of filing a representation, even though considerable time had elapsed, so far the 1st respondent, who has been appointed as an Arbitrator, has not taken any decision on the said representation. Hence the present writ petition. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Sri S.S.Varma, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.3- National Highways. 4. In this writ petition, the limited grievance of the petitioner is that inspite of filing representation dated 26.2.2009, the 1st respondent has not taken any decision on the said representation. 5. Therefore, having regard to the facts and circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of, at the admission stage, directing the 1st respondent to consider the representation dated 26.2.2009 filed by the petitioner for enhancement of compensation and pass appropriate orders after due notice to the petitioner in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 22.12.2010 NOTE: Issue C.C. in three days. (B/O) Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.32277 of 2010 22.12.2010 (Msr)