IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.5630 of 2007 Between: M. Muragan, S/o. Masilamani Naicker .... PETITIONER AND The Revenue Divisional Officer (Land Acquisition Officer), Tirupathi, Chittoor District and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.5630 OF 2007 ORDER: This Court issued Rule Nisi on 23-03-2007 and granted interim stay in W.P.MP. No.7190 of 2007. 2. The writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring the impugned notification in Roc.No.G2/3684/06, dated 18.03.2006 published in Andhra Jyothi Telugu Newspaper on 25-03-2006, issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and as amended by Act 68 of 1984 insofar as it relates to the agricultural lands of the petitioner situated at Mallavaripalyam Village, Sathyavedu Mandal, Chittoor District as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and to set aside the impugned notification and consequently to direct the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner in respect of the schedule lands mentioned in the notification. 3. Several facts had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. A counter affidavit had also been filed. 4. In the counter affidavit specific stand had been taken that at present no action is being initiated under the Land Acquisition Act by this office. Hence, draft notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, in respect of above three notifications, were treated as lapsed. However, De-novo proposals will be initiated soon under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act in this regard. 5. In the light of the specific stand taken in the counter affidavit, the writ petition is hereby allowed to the extent indicated above. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J November 10, 2009 MD