R.Rami Reddy v. The Government of India

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.S.NARAYANA W.P.No.17080 of 2009 ORAL ORDER: This Court ordered notice before admission on 19-08-2009 and in WPMP No.22414 of 2009 this Court granted an order of status quo for a period of four weeks. It is stated by Sri S.S.Varma, the learned Standing Counsel for the National Highways that the land in question which is shown in the writ petition is not included in the writ petition and inasmuch as no notification as such had been issued as on today, no orders need be passed in this writ petition and the same may be closed. The writ petition is filed with a prayer as follows:-

to issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, order or direction, declaring the final notification SO.No.1732(E) dated 09-10-2006 under Section 3D(1) of the National Highways Act 1956 of the respondent No.1 relating to the acquisition of land of the petitioner plot No.26 and 27 admeasuring an extent of Ac.0.02 cents, respectively and plot No.28 admeasuring an extent of Ac.0.0215 cents situated in S.No.564/A1, Kalur (RamRahim Nagar) Kurnool, Kurnool District as lapsed and the action of the respondents seeking to deprive the petitioner of the said land as illegal and violative of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India

. Several facts had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. However, in the light of the specific stand taken by Sri S.S.Varma, the learned Standing Counsel for the National Highways, which has been recorded at present, no further orders are need be passed in this writ petition. Accordingly the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. 5th OCTOBER 2009 *TSNR _______________ P.S.NARAYANA,J