A. SEETARAM REDDY, J.

( 1 ) WRIT Petition Noe 2340 of 1983 :- the sole but substantial question that arises in this care is whether G O. Ms. No. 472 (Revenue), dated 22-2- I 538 is mandatory and non-complience of the same whether would vitiaid the acquisition proceedings initiated under section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act.

( 2 ) THE undisputed facts are :- the two petitioners heroin are the owners of Survey Numbers 129/2-B romprisirg acs. 2-76 cents and 136/3 comprisinq acs. 2-24 certs They were acquired for the labouring classes to be ass goed as house sites. Section 4 (1) notification as well as Sec. 6 Delt raction have been published and section 5/a has been dispensed with. A list of beneficiaries for whose benefit the do sees. have been acquired has not been Published along with cither 4 (1) rotifcation or any notice issued the control under section 5-A since section 5-A itself has been dispensed with The petitioners were, however, served matchs under section 9 (3) and section 10 of the Land acquisition Act.

( 3 ) IN this set of circumstances, the contentions inter alia of the petitioner are that they are small farmers as they own the extent stated ebove which is under acq

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