IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY MONDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.25180 of 2001 Between: Smt.Shalamma. … Petitioner And Collector, Chittoor District, Chittoor and Four others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri K.Srinivasa Varada Chary. Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Revenue for R.1 to R.3. This Court made the following: ORDER:- In this Writ Petition, the grievance of the petitioner is that despite order dated 19-11-2007 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.28364 of 1997 directing the respondents to initiate land acquisition proceedings within a period of two months provided the petitioner is the owner of the property of Ac.0.25 cents as claimed by her, no acquisition proceedings have been initiated. It is stated in the aﬃdavit ﬁled in support of the Writ Petition that the action of the respondents in not complying with the earlier order of this Court not only constitutes contempt, but also is in violation of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India. No counter-affidavit is filed denying the averments contained in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition. As the respondents failed to controvert the claim of the petitioner that an extent of Ac.0.11 cents - out of total extent of Ac.2.24 cents of the petitioner in Survey No.138/6C of Bairuganipalli village, Kuppam Mandal, Chittoor District - was used for laying road, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1 to initiate appropriate land acquisition proceedings and complete the process of acquisition and payment of compensation to the petitioner in respect of the said land within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In the event of failure of respondent No.1 to do so, the petitioner shall be free to initiate appropriate proceedings for noncompliance of this order. ----------------------- ------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date: 22-9-2008 MNR