IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 20417 of 1994 Between: Maddala Tirumali ..... PETITIONER AND 1.The Government of A.P., rep by its Secretary, Revenue (Assignment-I) Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2.The Commissioner of Land Revenue, Hyderabad. 3.The Special Collector, Telugu Ganga Project, Nellore. 4.The Special Deputy Collector, Telugu Ganga Project,Nandyal, Kurnool 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 may be pleased to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or direction declaring the action of the respondents in not paying 30% solatium on the amount already paid to the petitioner as compensation for resumption of his land to the Government for Telugu Ganga Project, inspite of issuing G.O.Ms.No.1307 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dt:23.12.93 as arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional and void and consequently direct the respondents to make payment of 30% solatium forthwith to the petitioner whose land is resumed by the respondents to the Government for the purpose of Telugu Ganga Project in terms of aforesaid G.O. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.B.D.MAHESWARA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 to 4: G.P. FOR LAND ACQUISITION. The Court made the following : W.P.20417 OF 1994 O R D E R: Heard both sides. The only question raised in this writ petition is with regard to the entitlement of the claim of the petitioners for 30% solatium on the amount already paid to them as compensation for resumption of their lands to the Governhment for Telugu Ganga Project. In the counter affidavit filed by the 4th respondent-Special Deputy Collector, Telugu Ganga Project, Nandyal, Kurnool District, he admitted the claim of the petitioners by stating that in terms of G.O.No.1307 Revenue ( Assignment 1) Department, dated 23.12.1993, the petitioners are entitled for the amount claimed by them. Having regard to the above, the writ petition is allowed directing the respondents to make the payment to the petitioners as claimed by them within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 12.08.2004 tjs That Rule Nisi has been made absolute as above. Witness the Hon”ble Sri Devinder Gupta, the Chief Justice on this Thursday the Twelfth Day of August, Two Thousand And Four ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.The Secretary, Revenue (Assignment I) Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2.The commissioner of Land Revenue, Hyderabad. 3.The Special Collector, Telugu Ganga Project, Nellore. 4.The Special Deputy Collector, Telugu Ganga Project, Nandyal, Kurnool District. 5.Two C.Cs. to the Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (O.U.T). 6. Two C.D. copies.