ORDER :

The relief sought in this Writ Petition is “to issue Writ or direction especially one in the nature of writ of Mandamus holding the action of the respondents in paying only exgratia to the petitioners lands alone and without paying compensation for trees and wells, as illegal and unjust and consequently direct the respondents to pay compensation to the petitioners lands, trees and wells situated in Rapur Village and Mandal, SPSR Nellore District in terms of larger bench judgment passed in Land Acquisition officer-cum-Revenue Divisional Officer, Domalguda vs. Mekala Pandu and others reported in 2004(2) ALD 451 and as affirmed by Apex Court vide order dated 04.08.2014 in Civil Appeal Nos.7904-7912 of 2012.”

2. All the petitioners were assigned different extents of lands in S.Nos.1008, 1009, 1010/3,4,1033 and 1034 of Rapur Village. They were all predominantly agricultural lands.

3. For the purpose of Reach No.2 of Rapur Balancing Reservoir, on a request by the then Executive Engineer, SSLC project, Division-2, Nellore, in all an extent of Ac.105-28 cents in different S.Nos.