IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION NO : 8870 of 2008 Between: 1 Indla Gangaram, S/o.Gangaram R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 2 Indla Bhumamma S/o.Gangaram R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 3 Raja Gangubai W/o.Jallaiah, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 4 Indla Sayanna, S/o.Gangaram, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 5 Jangiti Savithri, W/o.Ravi, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 6 Jangiti Ramulu, S/o.Pothanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 7 Jangiti Gangaram, S/o.Laxmanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 8 Banja Raja Bai, W/o.Pothanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 9 Sargai Bhojanna S/o.Bhushanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 10 Korram Prameela, D/o.Sambaiah, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 11 Indla Narayana S/o.Poshetty, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 12 Jangiti Rajavva W/O.Poshetty, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 13 Jangiti Raghu W/O.Poshetty, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 14 Gopula Balajio S/o.Manik Rao R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 15 Autitigadda Gangadhar S/o.Linganna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 16 Autitigadda Gangubai W/o.Manoju, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 17 Jangiti Rajeswar S/o.Sayanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 18 Jangiti Jalaiah, S/o.Sayanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 19 Laxman Rao, S/o.Dattu Ramu, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 20 Nagoba S/o.Dattu Ramu, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 21 Digambar S/o.Dattu Ramu, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 22 Mona Bai W/o.Pentoji R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 23 Are Shanker S/o.Dattadri Rao, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 24 Are Ramesh, S/o.Dattadri Rao, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 25 Are Rama Rao, S/o.Ganga Rao, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 26 Are Raju Bai S/o.Gangadhar R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 27 M.Narayana Rao S/o.Ganga Ram R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 28 Vanjeri Gaja Bai W/o.Rama Rao R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 29 Vanjeri Gaja Mani W/o.Laxman Rao R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 30 Vanjeri Naga Ram S/o.Manik Rao R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 31 Kottakapu Devamma W/o.Hanmandlu R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 32 Kottakapu Ganga Ram, S/o.Poshetty R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 33 Telugu Bhumanna S/o.Lachanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 34 Kottakapu Nagubai, W/o.Rajanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 35 Rajeshwar S/o.Poshetty R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 36 M.Rama Rao S/o.Laxman Rao, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 37 Are Padmini W/o.Deva Rao, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 38 Are Drupath Rao S/o.Rama Rao R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 39 M.Ganga rao, S/o.Bhojanna R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 40 K.Narsing Rao S/o.Rama Rao R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 41 K.Kishan Rao S/o.Rama Rao R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 42 K.Vital Rao S/o.Rama Rao R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 43 G.Venkat Rao, S/o.Babu Rao, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 44 G.Gopal Rao S/o.Babu Rao R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 45 M.Laxmi W/o.Dharma Rao R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 46 Indla Ganga Ram, S/o.Ganga Ram R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 47 Indla Sayanna, S/o.Ganga Ram R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 48 Indla Bhumanna, S/o.Ganga Ram R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 49 Bira Raju Bai W/o.Pallanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 50 Bira Muttanna, S/o.Pochanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 51 Bira Narayana. S/o.Pochanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 52 Bira Lachanna, S/o.Pochanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 53 Mannai Ramulu S/o.Rajanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 54 Mannai Surdarshan S/o.Rajanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 55 Jangati Narasaiah, S/o.Dharamanna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist 56 Aasad Yellu Bai W/o.Linganna, R/oBinola (V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The Chief Commissioner of Land Revenue, Govt of A.P,Nampally Hyd 2 The Special Deputy Collector Land Acquisition S.R.S.P. Pochampad Nizamabad Dist 3 The Special Collector SRSP Tarnaka Hyd .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 respondent No.2 in rejecting the applications field under Sec.18 of Land Acquisition act through Lr No.B2/511/2002 dt.7-1-2007 as illegal arbitrary and without jurisdiction and further direct the respondents to refer the matter relating to the lands of the petitioners bearing S.No.273/P1,P3,273/P2,273/UU,267/P1 to P3 273/RU,273 E,EE,235/E P1 204,183,272,183,277/A,279 280, 269,282/1/P1,P2 283/P1,P2 245 271/P1,P2 270/P1.P2,266,298/1 P2,298/P1,P2 204 174/P1,179/P1,P2 252 to 246 267 367 368 situated at Binola(V) Navipet(M) Nizamabad Dist covered by award dt.25-02-2002 under sec.18 of Land Acquisition act for determination of compensation. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.MANOHAR RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : Form-NIC-OGS/WP{BMR} O R D E R:- This writ petition is filed seeking a mandamus to declare the action of the 2nd respondent in rejecting the petitioners’ applications filed under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for brevity “the Act”), as arbitrary and illegal. The petitioners assert that they are the owners and possessors of various extents of lands in various survey Numbers situated in Binola village, Navipet Mandal, Nizamabad District. While so, the Government, on 20.5.1998, got published a Draft Notification in Andhra Pradesh Gazette proposing to acquire the petitioners’ lands for construction of Sriramsagar Project. The 2nd respondent-Special Deputy Collector, passed an award dated 25.2.2002 fixing the compensation. As the compensation fixed by the 2nd respondent is inadequate, the petitioners gave a representation dated 24.4.2002 requesting the authorities to refer their matters to a competent civil Court. Now, the petitioners’ grievance is that the 2nd respondent, without referring their matters to the civil Court, rejected their applications on the ground that they have not raised any objection or filed any protest petition. Heard the learned counsel for both the parties and perused the material placed on record. A Full Bench of this Court decided and held that the question of protest has no significance while receiving the amount of compensation fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer. When the claimants come forward and say that the amount of compensation fixed by the Land Acquisition Officer is inadequate, that itself is a protest and they need not make a further protest at the time of receipt of the compensation. In the light of the said ruling, this Court has no hesitation to come to the conclusion that the rejection of the petitioners’ applications by the Land Acquisition Officer is contrary to the spirit of the provisions of the Act. Hence, this writ petition is allowed at the admission stage and the 2nd respondent-Special Deputy Collector is hereby directed to refer the cases of the petitioners to a competent civil Court under Section 18 of the Act for proper determination of the amount of compensation. No costs. ______________ 22.04.2008 bcj