1. These two Writ Petitions are being disposed of by this common order in view of the common question of law involved in both the cases.

2. Heard the learned counsel for petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel for respondents in both the cases.

W.P.No.13135 of 2006:

3. The petitioner is a public sector company engaged in the activity of marketing and distributing natural gas produced by various public sector and private sector companies. It purchased an extent of Acs.5-00 cents in R.S.No.226/1 & 5, situated at A.V.Apparao Road, Rajahmundry from the respondent by paying sale consideration @ Rs.1,200/- per square yard under a registered sale deed dated 22.02.2002 for the purpose of constructing administrative office complex and staff quarters. Previously the said land was used by the respondent as a garbage dumping yard. As the said land required huge investment for making it fit to construct buildings, the petitioner wanted to utilise only an extent of Ac.1-50 cents for constructing its office complex and wanted to dispose of the remaining land admeasuring Acs.3-50 cents and accordingly conveyed its decision to the respondent to know whether it is interested to take back