THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.17470 of 2007 DATE: 14-02-2011 Between: Shaik Kalesha Saheb and 4 others … Petitioners AND The District Collector, Nellore, Nellore Dist and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.17470 of 2007 ORDER: The petitioners claim to be the absolute owners of different extent of lands situated in Sy.Nos.253/3P, 253/4, 253/5, 277/2, 277/4 and 277/3 of Kogili Village, Chittamuru mandal, Nellore District. 2. A draft notification dated 30.06.2007 under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act was published in the District Gazette dated 02.07.2007, proposing to acquire the aforesaid lands. Challenging the said notification, the petitioners have filed this writ petition. 3. The sole contention raised to upset the said notification is that unless the lands are converted as non-agricultural under the provisions of AP Agricultual Land (Conversion For Non-Agricultural Purposes) Act, 2006, the same cannot be acquired under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition have fairly submitted that the said issue has been decided in R.VEERA RAGHAVA PRASAD Vs. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KRISHNA DISTRICT[1] holding that no such conversion is required. 4. In view of the said judgment, the petitioners are not entitled for the relief sought for in this writ petition. 5. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No order as to costs. ____________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 14.02.2011 KSM/BSB [1] 2008(2) ALT 136