IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION Nos.3320 and 848 of 2008 WRIT PETITION NO:3320 of 2008 Between: 1 Mohammed Raza Kazimi S/o. Abbas C/o. 6-2-957, 6-2-958, Premier Cafe, Khaiatabad, Hyderabad. 2 Mohd. Laiq Ather S/o. Mohd. Yousuf Anwar, C/o. 6-2-967/16, Khaiatabad, Hyderabad. 3 Smt. Salma Akthar W/o. Mohd.Laiq Ather C/o. 6-2-967/16/1, Khaiatabad, Hyderabad. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Govt of Andra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretrary to Govt., Revenue Department & Land Acquisition, A.P.Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Collector & District Magistrate, Hyderabad, Hyderabad District. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. 4 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep by its Commissioner, GHMC head office, Tankbund, Hyderabad. ....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.WASIM AHMED KHAN Counsel for Respondent Nos.1to3: AGP FOR LAND ACQUISITION Counsel for Respondent No.4: SRI N.KODANDARAMA RAO WRIT PETITION NO:848 of 2008 Between: 1 Rai Bansidhar, S/o. Late Raja Jagmohan Lal, R/o. 6-2-969/A, Fatemanzil, Khairatabad, Hyderabad-4. 2 V.B. Lal, S/o. Rai Bansidhar, R/o. 6-2-969/A, Fatemanzil, Khairatabad, Hyderabad-4. 3 M.B. Lal, S/o. Rai Bansidhar, R/o. 6-2-969/A, Fatemanzil, Khairatabad, Hyderabad-4. 4 Smt. Shanta Lal, W/o. Late Sri D.B. Lal, R/o. 6-3-563/A/10A, Erramanzil Colony, Hyderabad -82, Rep. by its GPA Holder, S.B. Lal. 5 A.B. Lal, S/o. Late Sri D.B. Lal, R/o. 6-3-563/A/10A, Erramanzil Colony, Hyderabad -82, Rep. by its GPA Holder, S.B. Lal. 6 S.B. Lal, S/o. Late Sri D.B. Lal, R/o. 6-3-563/A/10A, Erramanzil Colony, Hyderabad -82, Rep. by its GPA Holder, S.B. Lal. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue Department & Land Acquisition, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Collector & District Magistrate, Hyderabad, Hyderabad District. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition (MCH), Hyderabad. 4 The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Rep. by its Commissioner, Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.G.RAMA GOPAL Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 3: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION Counsel for Respondent No.4 : Mr. Kodanda Rama Rao The Court made the following : COMMON ORDER: These writ petitions are filed for a writ of certiorari to quash proceedings, dated 10.12.2007 of respondent No.3 whereby he rejected the objections of the petitioners to the proposed acquisition. Heard Sri Wasim Ahmed Khan and Sri G.Rama Gopal, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition conceded that proceedings, dated 10.12.2007 impugned in these writ petitions are without jurisdiction. She further stated that it is the District Collector, who is competent to consider the objections of the petitioners and pass an order thereon. Though the learned counsel for the petitioners in both the writ petitions raised several contentions including the contention that the action of the respondents in seeking to acquire the land only on one side without touching the land forming part of the burial ground is arbitrary, there is no need to decide these issues at this stage since the impugned proceedings issued by respondent No.3 are liable to be set aside. In that view of the matter, proceedings, dated 10.12.2007 issued by respondent No.3 are quashed. Respondent No.2 is directed to consider the objections of the petitioners by giving them an opportunity of personal hearing. The petitioners are permitted to raise all objections including the objections relating to acquisition of the land only on one side. Respondent No.2, after hearing the petitioners, shall pass a detailed order on their objections. The writ petitions are accordingly allowed, to the extent indicated above. C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd FEBRUARY, 2008 kvni