THE HONOURBALE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WP NO.2176 OF 2007 Between: Bandaru Srinivasa Rao and others .…Petitioners Vs. The Joint Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru and others …Respondents THE HONOURBALE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WP NO.2176 OF 2007 ORAL ORDER The learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition fairly concedes that since the order dated.16-01-2007 of the Joint Collector, West Godavari district is an order by an incompetent authority under Section.5-A(2) of the Land Acquisition Act,1894,(for short “the Act”) the said order is null and void and un-enforceable. The learned Government Pleader also states that in view of the invalidity of the impugned order, the competent authority will now proceed to take a decision and pass an order under Section.5-A(2) of the Act and the same will be communicated to the petitioners by registered post with acknowledgment due and that the petitioners will not be dispossessed till then. Recording the submission made by the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _________________ GODA RAGHURAM,J 23rd AUGUST 2007 *TSNR