IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2125 of 2008 Between: Nallamelli Satyanarayana Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND The District Collector, East Godavari District and 2 others .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2125 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in going ahead with the demolition of structures situated on the land of the petitioner to the extent of Ac.0.83 cents comprised in Sy.Nos.488/3A and 488/3C of Gadimogha, H/o.Polekurru, Tallarevu Mandal, East Godavari District for the purpose of widening of the road, as illegal and violatiive of Articles 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India. Heard Sri S.Sridhar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Asst.Govt.Pleader for Land Acquisition. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that though in response to the notice issued under Section 5-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) the petitioner submitted his objections on 29.12.2007, no enquiry was held on 21.01.2008, as proposed in Form-3 notice. He further submitted that without holding any such enquiry and passing appropriate orders, the respondents are seeking to dismantle the structures belonging to the petitioner. Since on the petitioner’s own showing, no enquiry has been conducted so far, the Writ Petition is disposed of, with a direction to respondent Nos.1 and 2 not to interfere with the possession of the petitioner’s property which is proposed to be acquired without completing enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act and passing appropriate orders. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.2709 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Dated: 07.02.2008 Dsr Note: Issue copy in three days B/o Dsr