THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO : 12924 of 1996 DATED: 03-01-2006 Karanam Veeranna & 2 others ..... PETITIONERS AND The District Collector, Visakhapatnam & another. .....RESPONDENTS ORDER: Petitioners, who are the assignees of the land in S.No.25/3, 25/4B & 25/5 of an extent of 0.07 cents; Ac.5.00 and Ac.5.00 respectively in Jagannadhapuram village, Parvada Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, filed this writ petition questioning the action of the respondents in not paying the compensation to them as per the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act (for brevity, ‘the Act’). 2. Since a Full Bench of this Court in LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER-CUM- REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, CHEVELLA DIVISION, HYDERABAD AND OTHERS v. MEKALA PANDU & OTHERS held that the assignees of the land are also entitled to compensation under the provisions of the Act, the petitioners herein are also entitled to compensation for the assigned lands in their possession as per the provisions of the Act and not merely for exgratia. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to pay compensation to the petitioners for the lands acquired as per the provisions of the Act. No order as to costs. ____________________ (C.Y.SOMAYAJULU,J) 3rd January, 2006 Tsy