HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.30993 of 2011 Date: 24.11.2011 Between: Vegesna Narsimha Raju And another. ..... Petitioners AND The State of A.P., Reptd by the Secretary, Revenue (Land Acquisition) Department, Hyderabad and two others. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Sri M.Jagannatha Sarma Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to direct the respondents to forbear from acquiring the petitioners’ land to the extent of Ac.0.83 cents in Survey No.301/1P of Pothumarru Village, Kalidindi Mandal, Krishna District, in pursuance of notification, dated 01.10.2008, issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) and declaration, dated 22.07.2009, issued under Section 6 of the Act. The ground on which the petitioners have sought for the above noted relief is that even though declaration under Section 6 of the Act was made on 22.07.2009, no award has been passed so far and that, by the operation of provisions of Section 11-A of the Act, the entire land acquisition proceedings have lapsed. In support of their plea that the award has not been passed, the petitioners have filed endorsement No.Rc G.888/2008, dated 21.09.2001, of respondent No.3, wherein it is informed that no award has been passed in respect of the land admeasuring Ac.0.83 cents in Survey No.301/1P of Pothumarru Village, Kalidindi Mandal, Krishna District. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, appearing for the respondents, has candidly conceded the above position. Under Section 11-A of the Act, the Collector shall make an award under Section 11 of the Act within a period of two years from the date of publication of declaration under Section 6 of the Act, and if no such award is made, the entire land acquisition proceedings shall lapse. Having regard to the admitted position that the award is not made despite the lapse of two years period from the date of publication of Section 6 declaration, as envisaged under Section 11-A of the Act, the acquisition proceedings in respect of the petitioners’ land to the extent of Ac.0.88 cents have lapsed. With the above finding, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the Writ Petition, W.P.M.P.No.38452 of 2011 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 24th November 2011 DR