IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 11302 of 2008 Between: 1 Pogakula Lakshmi Reddy & 12 others. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Special Deputy Collector, (L.A.O) S.R.B.C., Nandyal, Kurnool District. 2. The Income Tax Officer, Ward No.1, Nandyal, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction particularly one in the nature of the writ of mandamus directing the respondents herein not to deduct any amount from the compensation amounts payable to the writ petitioners pursuant to the conditional stay order passed by this Court in A.S.Nos.71, 72, 73, 74, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 93, 102, 125, 152, 153, 154 and 155 of 2008 respectively towards income tax and to pay the said amount to the petitioners forthwith. Counsel for the Petitioner: Mr.K.RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : Order : (per Hon’ble Sri Justice L.Narasimha Reddy) Heard learned counsel for the parties. The grievance of the petitioner is that tax is being deducted at source from the amount of compensation awarded to the petitioners as a result of land acquisition. This controversy has been decided by this Court in earlier writ petitions and a consistent view has been followed from 2001. In Writ Petition No.6543 of 2001, this Court decided that the tax be not deducted at source, but the petitioner would comply with the procedure prescribed under Section 197-A of the Income Tax Act. Therefore, this Writ Petition is being disposed of in terms of the directions given by this Court in Writ Petition No.6543 of 2001 with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. No order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:28.05.2008 _________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Usd/tsy To 1. The Special Deputy Collector, (L.A.O) S.R.B.C., Nandyal, Kurnool District. 2. The Income Tax Officer, Ward No.1, Nandyal, Kurnool District. 3. 2CCs to the GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION 4. 2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{PS}