IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN WRIT PETITION No.13586 of 2007 Between: Reddy Surya Prabhavathi and others. … Petitioners And The Land Acquisition Officer-cum-District Collector, Kakinada, East Godavari District and others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri Mummaneni Srinivasa Rao. Counsel for the respondents: GP for Land Acquisition. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in seeking to acquire the lands of the petitioners under notification No.G2/3235/2007, dated 3-6-2007, issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) and published in the District Gazette and daily newspapers as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing it is represented by both the learned counsel that in lieu of the extent of Ac.2.86 cents in Survey Nos.95/1, 96/5 etc., which was notified for acquisition, the petitioners have offered alternative land of Ac.2.54 cents in Survey No.94/1 etc., for house sites and that accepting the said offer the said land was acquired under consent award No.31/SWLA/2008, dated 19-11- 2008. The learned counsel further stated that having regard to this subsequent development, the land proposed to be acquired under the impugned notification is no longer needed by the respondents. The above submission of the learned counsel is placed on record and the Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, interim order dated 28-6-2007 is vacated and WPMP No.17045 of 2007 and WVMP No.2044 of 2007 are disposed of as infructuous -------------------------------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:18-7-2011 MNR