ORDER :

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri N.Ashok Kumar, learned Standing Counsel for GHMC.

2. The case of the petitioners, in brief, is that the respondent No. 1 issued Notification, dated 25-04-2006, No. D3/2760/2006 under Section 4(1) of the old Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘1894 Act) to acquire 212.74 sq. yds of petitioner No. 1’s land and the subject land is located near Afzia Towers near Begumpet, Hyderabad. Section 5-A inquiry of 1984 Act was dispensed with invoking urgency clause and Draft Declaration under Section 6 of 1894 Act dated 29.04.2006 was issued, but neither award was passed nor compensation was paid as per Section 11 of 1894 Act. On 15.07.2006 respondents (GHMC) decided to acquire 157.76 Sq.Yds. On 29.09.2006, a letter was addressed by respondent No. 3 to petitioner No.1 stating that only 57.20 sq.yds. of land would be acquired. On 10.10.2006, petitioner No. 1 addressed letter to respondents stating that petitioners agreed for TDR (Transfer of Development Rights). But the respondents did not issue TDR till 2016. On 20.12.2006 petitioners filed present writ petition seeking setting aside of Section 4(1) Notification as respondents devia