V. RAJAGOPALA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioners filed the writ petition seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to determine the compensation payable to the petitioners under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act (for short the Act ) and to pay the same to the petitioners for the lands acquired by the Government from the petitioners, under the -Act, for the benefit of A. P. State Electricity Board (for short the Board ), the 4th respondent herein.

( 2 ) FOR the purpose of construction of a Sub-Station by the Board in Tenali, the Board requested the petitioners that their lands bearing TS Nos. 211, 214 and 209, would be acquired and for that purpose the petitioners should give their consent to hand over the lands pending finalisation of the acquisition proceedings by the Revenue authorities. All the petitioners have given their consent to the Board, subject to certain conditions. Accordingly, on 22-10-1990 the lands of the petitioners were measured by the surveyor of the Board and the Board has taken over possession of the said lands. Again subsequently for certain lands in TS No. 210 of 4 in Tenali, the petitioners have given their consent and they were also taken

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