JAYACHANDRA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an appeal under S. 15 of the Letters Patent filed against the judgment of our learned brother, Seetharama Reddy, J. in Contempt Case No. 153 of 1983. The facts which give rise to this appeal are as follows :- The first respondent herein filed writ petition No. 4294 of 1983 questioning the land acquisition proceedings initiated by second and third respondents namely the District Collector, Prakasam District and the Tahsildar, Parchur, Prakasam District, pursuant to a notification under S. 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act issued on 13-4-1983. The first respondent filed W. P. M. P. No. 5878 of 1983 along with the writ petition seeking stay of all further proceedings including taking of possession, on which our learned brother passed an order on 24-5-1983 which is to the following effect : "all further proceedings including taking of possession of about Ac 9-60 cents in S. No. 25/10, Annambhotlavari Palem, Prakasam District, be and hereby are stayed pending further orders on this petition. " The above order was communicated on 25-5-1983 to both the respondents. The first respondent however, got issued a fresh notification under S. 4 (1) of the Land

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