THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.4588 of 2003 ORDER: Acquisition of land for provision of house sites to weaker sections is assailed in the writ petition on the ground that declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (the Act, for brevity) is issued after expiry of one year in contravention of second proviso to Section 6 of the Act as amended by Andhra Pradesh Amendment Act. There cannot be any dispute that declaration under Section 6 of the Act cannot be published after expiry of one year from the date of publication of notification under Section 4(1) of the Act. Be that as it is, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition submits that the land is no more required and therefore, the proposal to acquire land has been dropped. The same is recorded and writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 12.08.2009 pln