IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 15469 of 2008 Between: 1 Vadlapudi Paidithalli S/o. Late Nagamaiah R/o. China Gantyada, Gajuwaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam. 2 Salapu Appayamma W/o. Late Appanna R/o. China Gantyada, Gajuwaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam. 3 Salapu China Thalli W/o. Somulu R/o. China Gantyada, Gajuwaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 District Collector, Visakhaptnam (L.A., VSP) 2 Special Deputy Collector, (Special Tahsildar), Land Acquisition Visakhapatnam Urban Development Authority, Visakhaptnam. .....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, direction or orders more so, a writ in the nature of Mandamus by declaring the action of the respondent is not passing orders on the applications pending before him under Sec. 28(A) Land Acquisition Act as arbitrary, illegal and capricious and to direct the 1st respondent to pass orders on the applications of petitioners pending before him without further delay. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.G.VASANTHA RAYUDU Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 15469 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is ﬁled seeking a declaration that the action of the respondent in not considering the applications made by the petitioners under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) for re-determination of compensation on the basis of the order passed by the Court of the III Additional District Judge, Visakhapatnam in O.P.No.129 of 1991 as modiﬁed by this Court in A.S.No.521 of 1993 is arbitrary and illegal. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents and having regard to the fact that the petitioners are only assailing the inaction on the part of the respondents, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the application of the petitioners dated 26-05-1992 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 04-08-2008 KLP