THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 5845 of 1997 DATED: 07.03.2006 Between: S.V.R.Gandhi and others. … PETITIONERS AND The District Collector and others. … RESPONDENTS ORDER: The petitioners state that they are the owners of various plots in R.S.No.288/2 of Chodimella Village, West Godavari District. They challenge the Notification, dated 06.11.1996, issued by the 1st respondent, under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, proposing to acquire their lands. The petitioners have raised several legal and factual pleas in this Writ Petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. The lands of the petitioners were acquired, for the purpose of excavation of the left side link channel in Chodimella Village, West Godavari District. Though the acquisition was sought to be justified by the respondents, by filing counter affidavits etc., today the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition filed a letter, dated 04.03.2006, addressed by the 4th respondent. It is to the effect that on account of change in the alignment of the canal and in view of the fact that the lands of the petitioners were developed for house sites, the acquisition proceedings were dropped. In that view of the matter, the grievance of the petitioners stands redressed. Hence, the Writ Petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 07.03.2006 Jsu