THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY C.C.No.1172 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioners filed W.P.No.4582 of 2011 complaining that the lands assigned to them in survey Nos.322 and 335 of Murmur Village of Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District, is sought to be taken over by the Government without paying ex-gratia. According to them, they are assignees of small extents of land. While admitting the writ petition, this Court passed an order of interim stay in W.P.M.P.No.5670 of 2011 on 24.02.2011. This Contempt Case is filed alleging that the respondents have dispossessed the petitioners, in violation of the interim order. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapalli filed a counter- affidavit. He states that the Special Deputy Collector-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, Sripadarao Project, is not at all the authority dealing with the taking over of assigned lands. He contends that the total extent of land in survey No.335 is 108 acres and the land of the petitioners was not at all touched. He submits that the petitioners are deliberately showing a plantation area as though it is assigned to them. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. There is serious dispute as to the very identity of the land, which was said to have been allotted to the petitioners. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapalli, has categorically stated that no part of the land, which was assigned to the petitioners, was taken over by the Government. Further, the writ petition was filed against the authority, who is not at all concerned with the project. Hence, the Contempt Case is closed, leaving it open to the petitioners to put forward their contention at the hearing of the writ petition. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dt:22.12.2011 GJ