WP/44714/2016 of Geddam Gowri Naidu, Vs State of Andhra Pradesh, on 30 December 2016

ORDER:

This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is preferred by the petitioner seeking to declare the proceedings of the Tahasildar dated 30.11.2016 as null and void and also to declare the action of the respondent authorities in issuing the list of enjoyers dated 12.12.2016 without considering the representation of the petitioner as illegal and arbitrary.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Asst. Government Pleader for Revenue. With their consent, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission itself.

Though various grounds are raised in the writ petition, the learned counsel for the petitioner restricts his prayer seeking a direction to the 2[nd] respondent-The District Collector to dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioner on 16.12.2016 at the earliest by conducting necessary enquiry.

2[nd] respondent is not competent to conduct enquiry.

Having regard to the rival submissions made, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the 2[nd] respondent to dispose of the representation submitted by the petitioner on 16.12.2016 raising objections in respect of the list of beneficiaries entitled for compensation in respect of the lands taken for ‘Sri Medical Technological Park’ and pass appropriate orders thereon, in accordance with law, as early as possible, preferably within a period of four to six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If the 2[nd] respondent is competent to conduct the enquiry, he is at liberty to conduct the same for deciding the issue.

Miscellaneous petitions pending in this writ petition, if any, shall stand closed. There shall be no order as to costs.

Date: 30.12.2016 sur

________________________ C. PRAVEEN KUMAR, J