IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 16459 of 2008 Between: Konduru Jayaramaraju S/o. Ankama Raju, Hindu Lingannapalem Village, Pothegunta (Post) Sydapuram Mandal, Sripotti Sreeramulu, Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department (Land Acquisition) Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 Telugu Ganga Project, Nellore, Nellore District, Rep. by its Special Collector. 3 Telugu Ganga Project Srikalahasti, Chittoor District, Rep. by its Chief Engineer. 4 The District Collector, (Land Acquisition) Nellore, Sripotti Sreeramulu, Nellore 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 declare the action of the respondents in excavating the Channel in the petitioner's Private land bearing Sy.Nos. 41/1, 41/2, 41/3A, 41/3B, 41/4A, 41/4B 41/5, 42/1 for an extent of Ac 7.71 cents situated at Edulakandrika Village, Sydapuram Mandal with in Rapur Sub-Division, Nellore District . Without initiating any land acquisition Proceedings amounts to arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 , 19, 21 and 300(A) of Constitution of India besides being violative of Principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondent not to excavate any channel in the petitioner's private land and to pass necessary order or orders Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.C.KRISHNAN Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 16459 of 2008 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: “To issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in excavating the Channel in the petitioner's Private land bearing Sy.Nos. 41/1, 41/2, 41/3A, 41/3B, 41/4A, 41/4B 41/5, 42/1 for an extent of Ac 7.71 cents situated at Edulakandrika Village, Sydapuram Mandal with in Rapur Sub-Division, Nellore District without initiating any land acquisition proceedings amounts to arbitrary and violative of Art. 14 , 19, 21 and 300(A) of Constitution of India besides being violative of Principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents not to excavate any channel in the petitioner's private land and to pass necessary order or orders.” Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents and having regard to the nature of the controversy involved, without expressing any opinion as to the title claimed by the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents not to interfere with the land in question in any manner whatsoever without following due process of law. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI,J Date: 30-07-2008 KLP