THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.18637 of 2009 ORDER: Petitioner is the owner of land admeasuring Ac.0.39 guntas in Survey No.88/B of Kompalli Village, Quthbullapur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. A notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short ‘the Act’) was published on 20.06.2008, proposing to acquire the land. Corresponding declaration under Section 6 of the Act was published on 31.12.2008. The petitioner feels aggrieved by the said proceedings. According to her, the land was acquired for the purpose of widening National Highway No.7 and instead of initiating steps under the National Highways Act, the respondents have chosen to proceed under the Act. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioner, no doubt, raised a pertinent point as to whether it was competent or desirable for it to invoke the procedure under the Act when respondent No.4 is conferred with specific powers to invoke the procedure under the National Highways Act. A close scrutiny of the procedure prescribed under both the enactments discloses that almost similar exercise is undertaken except for minor details. Further, in none of the enactments, there is a provision, which excludes the discretion of the authority to invoke the procedure under the other enactment. Therefore, no prejudice can be said to have been suffered by the petitioner. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the award enquiry is in progress. The petitioner can place the entire material available with her, pertaining to the value of the land, before the Land Acquisition Officer. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that the Land Acquisition Officer shall take into account, the material that has already been placed or the one that may be placed by the petitioner in support of her claim as to the market value of the land. The award shall be passed within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, if not already passed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:18.02.2011 kdl