IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.22658 of 2009 Between: Gonemoni Achamma, W/o. Late Anjaiah and others ..... PETITIONERS AND The Principal Secretary to Government Government of Andhra Pradesh, Revenue Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and others ....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners : Counsel for the Respondents : The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA WRIT PETITION No.22658 OF 2009 ORDER: Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition had taken notice on 22.10.2009 on behalf of the respondents. 2. The matter is coming up for admission today. 3. Heard Sri M. Subrahmanyam, learned counsel representing the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, representing respondents. 4. This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus declaring action of the respondents in interfering and attempting to dispossess the petitioners from the land in Survey No.18, to an extent of Ac.42.18 guntas situated at Ravirala Village, Maheshwaram Mandal, Rangareddy District, without passing an award as per G.O.Ms.No.1307 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department, dated 23-12-1993 as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently to direct the respondents to follow due process of law in arriving at the market value of the land for the purpose of payment of ex-gratia, in terms of Section 23 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894. 5. Several facts have been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. The Xerox copy of the D-Form Pattas of the petitioners and the statement showing the extent of land held by each petitioner also had been placed before this Court. The copies of the Order passed in W.P.No.27233 of 2008, the proceedings of the Revenue Divisional Officer, dated 18-03-2006 and the Appeal and Stay petition filed before Joint Collector, dated 06-01-2009, also had been placed before this Court. The copies of the show cause notice to resume the lands, dated 05-09-2009, the reply to the show cause notice, dated 15-09-2009 and the acknowledgement, handing over the copies of the sale deeds in the office of the Mandal Revenue Officer, also had been placed before this Court. The copy of the G.O.Ms.No.1307 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department also had been placed before this Court. 6. In the light of the facts and circumstances, this Court is of the considered opinion that inasmuch as the show cause notice had already been issued and explanation had already been submitted, let respondent No.4 consider the same and forward the material to respondent No.3 and let respondent No.3 take appropriate decision in this regard, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of such forwarding by respondent No.4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ P.S.NARAYANA, J October 23, 2009 MD