IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 18739 of 2008 Between: 1 Desireddi Venkataramamma W/o.Rami Reddy R/o.Annambaka(V) Chillakuru(M) Nellore District 2 Desireddi Rami Reddy @ Rama Linga Reddy S/o. Lakshmi Reddy, R/o.Annambaka(V) Chillakuru(M) Nellore District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector Nellore,Nellore District 2 The Superintnding Engineer R&B Department Govt of A.P Nellore District 3 The Executive Engineer R&B Department Government of A.P Gudur, Nellore District 4 The Deputy Executive Engineer R&B Department Govt of A.P Kota, Nellore 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 starting laying the road across the land in Sy.No.20-2 extent ac 1.87 cents Sy.No.20-3 extent ac 0.50 cents situated at Annambaka(V) Chillakuru(M) Nellore District belonging to 2nd petitioner without initiating land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition act is arbitrary illegal without jurisdiction and in violation of the procedure contemplated in the Land Acquisition act and consequently direct the respondents not to lay the road across the above said land without initiating Land Acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition act. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.CH.CKRISHNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 18739 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled with the following prayer: “To issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in starting laying the road across the land in Sy.No.20-2 extent Ac.1.87 cents Sy.No.20-3 extent Ac.0.50 cents situated at Annambaka(V) Chillakuru(M) Nellore District belonging to the 1st petitioner and in the land in Sy.No.36; extent Ac.1.22 cents situated at Annambaka Village, Chilakuru Mandal, Nellore District belonging to 2nd petitioner without initiating land acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act is arbitrary, illegal without jurisdiction and in violation of the procedure contemplated in the Land Acquisition Act and consequently direct the respondents not to lay the road across the above said land without initiating Land Acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act.” Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents and having regard to the speciﬁc plea of the petitioners that no steps have been initiated under any statute for acquisition of the land in question, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the possession of the petitioners in respect of the land in question, without following due process of law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 29-08-2008 KLP