IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO.16677 of 2007 Between: 1 V. Swamy Reddy, S/o. Narsa Reddy, 2 V. Jagan Mohan Reddy, S/o. V. Swamy Reddy, 3 V. Madan Mohan Reddy, S/o. V. Swamy Reddy, 4 P. Suguna, D/o. Swamy Reddy, 5 I. Ram Reddy, S/o. Ganga Reddy, 6 D. Laxma Reddy, S/o. Bucha Reddy, (Petitioners 3 & 4 rep. by their GPA Holder, 1st Petitioner) all are R/o. Rayakunta Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The State of A.P. rep. by its Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 3 The Land Acquisition Officer and Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition Division (II), Outer Ring Road, HUDA Complex, Tarnaka, Hyderabad. 4 The Hyderabad Urban Development Authority rep. by its Vice Chairman, Paigah Palace, Rasoolpura, Begumpet, Secunderabad. 5 Mandal Revenue Officer, Shamshabad Mandal, R.R. 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 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 respondents in acquiring the lands belonging to the petitioners in Sy.No. 36/A admeasuring Ac. 8-04 gts, 36/AA admeasuring Ac. 6-00 gts., Sy.No. 42/A admeasuring 3-30 gts, Sy.No. 42/AA admeasuring Ac.3-30 gts, Sy. No. 42/E, admeasuring Ac. 3-30 gts, Sy.No. 42/EE admeasuring Ac. 3- 30 gts and Sy.No. 43 admeasuring Ac. 15-08 gts respectively situated at Raikunta Village, H/o. Golkondakalan Village, Shamshabad Mandal, Ranga Reddy District for the purpose of development of township and future projects, pursuant to notification under Sec. 4 of the Land Acquisition Act in Ref. No. G2/3179/2004, dt. 19-06-2004 publisehd in A.P. Gazettee R.R.No. 42, dt. 24-06-2004 and declaration under Sec. 6 of the Land Acquisition Act published in A.P. Gazettee in R.R. NO. 139 dt. 30-07-2005, as illegal, arbitrary, malafide and without jurisdiction and to consequently direct the respondents herein to forbear from interfering with the possession and enjoyment of the petitioner over the above said lands. Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.V.RAMAKRISHNA REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: MR.RAVINDRA YANAMANDRA The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 16677 of 2007 Order: Both Sri V. Rama Krishna Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Sri Y. Ravindra, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, would agree that the subject matter of this writ petition is covered by the judgment of this Court in Gajjela Narasimha Reddy v. Collector, Ranga Reddy District[1]. Following the law laid down therein, this writ petition is also allowed and the impugned notifications are quashed to the extent of the lands belonging to the petitioners. The respondents, however, are not precluded from initiating acquisition proceedings afresh in accordance with law and in the light of the findings recorded in the aforesaid judgment. No costs. __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J. Date: 31.12.2008 Nsr [1] 2008 (5) ALT 233