MOTILAL B. NAIK, J.

( 1 ) IN this petition, the petitioners seek a writ of mandamus directing respondents 1 to 4 to complete land acquisition proceedings, including passing of award, in respect of notification issued under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, published in Gazette No. Wgl/2a/68/91 dated 11-12-1991 acquiring the lands of the petitioners measuring an extent of Ac. l 1-09 guntas in S. No. 24; Ac. 4-00 in s. No. 26 and Ac. 9-05 guntas in S. No. 465 situated at Jangaon village, Warangal district.

( 2 ) IT is stated that the petitioners are owners and possessors of lands in question. The A. P. Housing Board, the 4th respondent, conducted survey in the year 1979 for providing houses to general public in Jangaon town. Pursuant to the survey and identification of lands of the petitioners in the said survey numbers, the Vice-Chairman and Housing Commissioner, A. P. Housing Board sent proposals for acquiring the lands of the petitioners. The Government of andhra Pradesh approved the proposals of the A. P. Housing Board. Thereafter, notification under Section 4 (l) of the Land Acquisition Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act ) was published in Part-I Extraordinary A. P

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