IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.13516 of 2006 Between: 1. Tatikonda Ramulu, S/o. Laxminarsaiah, 2. Tatikonda Srinivas, S/o Ramulu Petitioners AND 1. The Land Acquisition Officer and Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition Unit, Singareni Collieries CompanyLtd, Godavarikhani, Karimnagar District. 2. The District Collector, Karimnagar District. 3. The Joint Collector,(Land Acquisition) Karimnagar District. 4. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by the Additional Secretary, Energy (Power-IV) Department,Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 5. The Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., Rep. by its General Manager, Region-II, Godavrikhani, Karimangar District. Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction in the nature of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to notify Under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act 1894 the houses bearing Nos. 5-31/5 and 5-31/6 belonging to petitioners and situated in Vakeelpalli, Hamlet of Upparlakesaram Village under Jallaram Gram Panchayat of Kamanpur Mandal, Karimnagar District for the purpose of awarding compensation under the said act by setting aside memo No.B2/832/03/ dt. 25-4-2006 of the first respondent The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of Sri. M. Jagannatha Sarma, Advocate for the Petitioner and of G.P.for Revenue for the Respondents No.1 to 4 and of Sri. Nandigama Krishna Rao, Advocate for the Respondent No.5, the and the Court made the following ORDER: “This Court has come across several abnormalities in the discharge of functions by the 1st respondent. Not only he has become virtually subordinate to the Singareni Collieries, but went on changing his stand so drastically, the one cannot sustain in the presence of the other. The 1st respondent is directed to appear before this Court on 17-09- 2008, together with necessary record. Post on 17-09-2008.” ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR 2 To 1. The Land Acquisition Officer and Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition Unit, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd, Godavarikhani, Karimnagar District. (BY SPEED POST/RPAD) (along with a copy of petition and affidavit) 2. The District Collector, Karimnagar District. 3. The Joint Collector,(Land Acquisition) Karimnagar District. 4. The Additional Secretary, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Energy (Power-IV) Department,Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 5. The General Manager, Singareni Collieries Company Ltd., Region-II, Godavrikhani, Karimangar District. 6. Two CCs to G.P. for Revenue, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (BY SPL.MESSENGER) 7. One CC to Sri. M. Jagannatha Sarma, Advocate (OPUC) 8. One Spare Copy KK HIGH COURT LNRJ DT. 10-9-2008 NOTE: POST ON 17-9-2008 ORDER W.P.NO.13516 OF 2006 DIRECTION Drafted by: KK Drafted on: 11-9-2008 HIGH COURT LNRJ DT. 10-9-2008 NOTE: POST ON 17-9-2008 ORDER W.P.NO.13516 OF 2006 DIRECTION