IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 11799 of 2008 Between: Jakka Lakshmi Surya Prakasa Rao S/o.Mallikarjuna Setty Male R/o.4/203,Main Bazar Markapur,Prakasam District ..... PETITIONER AND 1.State of Andhra Pradesh rep.by its Principal Secretary to Revenue Department, Secretariat,Saifabad,Hyderabad 2.The District Collector Prakasam District at Ongole 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer-cum Land Acquisition Officer Markapur,Prakasam District 4.The Tahsildar Thripurathakam(M) Prakasam 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 more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in insisting the petitioner to vacate from petitioner's land of Ac 3.00 cents in Survey Number 190/AIA of Dupadu Village for providing house sites to the weaker section people without following due process of law by acquiring the same and paying compensation as illegal, irregular arbitrary without jurisdiction and offends articles 14,21 and 300-A of constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from petitioner's land otherwise than due procedure established by law. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.NIMMAGADDA SATYANARAYANA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following ORDER: THE HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI Writ Petition No.11799 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the absolute owner and possessor of 03 cents of land situated in Survey No.190/A1A of Dupadu Village of Prakasam District having purchased the same under a registered sale deed, dated 17.10.2000. This writ petition is filed aggrieved by the alleged action of the respondents in seeking to dispossess the petitioner from the said land. It is alleged that the respondents are taking steps to dispossess the petitioner high-handedly stating that the said land is required for the purpose of distribution of house sites to the poor under Indiramma Gruhakalpa scheme. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents and having regard to the nature of controversy involved, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the land in question without following due process of law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ 11.06.2008 Note: Communicate the operative portion of the order by wire at party’s costs. (b/o) VGB