Hyderabad, July 31: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday granted stay on 12 government orders issued by the government to acquire 3,300 acres of land for the proposed Vodarevu and Nizampatnam Ports Industrial Corridor (Vanpic) Project. The court was dealing with a petition filed by one Mr P. Sankar Rao and several other farmers of Prakasam district seeking a direction to declare the action of the government as illegal. The petitioners told the court that the land is being cultivated with water from the Motupally lift irrigation scheme, and they are raising two crops including paddy and cereals. While issuing notices to the respondents, the court directed the government not acquire the land till further orders. CAT order on IAS man reserved The Central Administrative Tribunal on Friday reserved its orders on a petition filed by Mr Shafiquzzaman, a senior IAS officer, challenging his transfer from the post of managing director of AP Warehousing Corporation to the post of commissioner of enquires. He complained that though the CAT had ordered the government to rectify the cadre irregularities, officials were acting with a vengeance and had posted him again to a secretary cadre post and not the principal secretary cadre post to which he belongs. Earlier, the tribunal had directed status quo on the transfer. Bail petition dismissed The High Court on Friday expressed dissatisfaction with the police for not arresting the accused in a criminal case where the culprit allegedly collected money promising appointment as district judges. Justice G.V. Seethapathy while dismissing a petition filed by Mr Murali Krishna Gangadhar seeking bail, wondered in which cases the police act promptly if not in a case like this. Mr G.V.N.N.S.N. Murthy, a practising advocate in Vijayawada filed a complaint in Machavarm police station in April, 2009, alleging that Mr Gangadhar and Mr Chanumolu Rajeev took money promising appointment as a district judge.