THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.11529 OF 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed by the petitioners seeking declaration by way of Writ of Mandamus to declare the proposed action of the respondents in trying to dispossess petitioner Nos.1 to 4 from their lawful possession and enjoyment of their respective lands viz., Ac.1-49 cents, Ac.0-44 cents & Ac.0-23 cents in R.S. No.225/2, 233/1 & 233/4 and Ac.0-05½ cents, Ac.0-15 cents, Ac.0-46 cents, Ac.0-21 cents & Ac.0-22½ cents in R.S. No.240/2 of petitioner No.1, Ac.0-38¼ cents & Ac.0-40 cents in R.S. No.225/1 & 155/1A of petitioner No.2, Ac.0-52 cents in R.S. No.233/7A of petitioner No.3 and Ac.0-48 cents & Ac.0-22 cents in R.S. No.240/1A & R.S. No.233/7A of petitioner No.4 situated at Nagullanka (V), P. Gannavaram Mandal, East Godavari District and petitioner Nos.5 to 8 from their lawful possession and enjoyment of their land viz., Ac.0-59 cents in R.S. No.153/4A, Ac.0-31 cents in R.S. No.153/5A, Ac.0-23 cents in R.S. No.153/6A and Ac.0-30 cents in R.S. No.153/7A of petitioner No.5, Ac.0-66 cents in R.S. No.153/11, 153/13, 153/14 & 153/12A of petitioner No.6, Ac.0-33 cents in R.S. No.155/4A of petitioner No.7 and Ac.0-35 cents, Ac.0-28 cents, Ac.0-41 cents, Ac.0-36 cents, Ac.0-38 cents & Ac.0-36 cents in R.S. No.153/8A, 153/9A, 153/10A, 154/5, 154/6 & 154/7 of petitioner No.8 situated at Vadrevupalli (V), P. Gannavaram Mandal, East Godavari District, by cutting and removing coconut trees and other fruit bearing trees therein under the guise of effecting repairs to the flood bank without following the due process of law and in violation of the principles of natural justice and for a consequential direction to the respondents and their subordinates not to dispossess them from the above subject lands and not to cut and remove the coconut trees and fruit bearing trees situated therein. 2. It is the case of the petitioners that they are owners and possessors of the above lands situated in Nagullanka and Vadrevupalli Villages of P. Gannavaram Mandal, East Godavari District. Their grievance is that the respondents are trying to take steps for evicting them from the subject lands under the guise of effecting repairs to the flood bank and also raising and widening of flood banks to 1986 standards of Vasista Left Bank in East Godavari District. 3. Although it appears that the writ petition was filed on the apprehension that the respondents may not invoke the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, as per the counter affidavit filed by the Executive Engineer of Godavari Head Works Division, Dowlaiswaram, East Godavari District, it is clear that the respondents have already initiated land acquisition proceedings and necessary award was also passed awarding compensation for the affected lands. 4. In view of the initiation of the proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act and taking possession of the required lands by following due process of law, it cannot be said that the respondents are taking possession as otherwise than due process of law. In that view of the matter, no relief, as prayed for by the petitioners, can be granted to them. However, if the petitioners are aggrieved by the land acquisition proceedings, it is open for them to question the same. 5. Subject to above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J July 8, 2011. PV