IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23394 of 2005 Between: Subhash. … Petitioner And The Special Deputy Collector (LA) cum LOC Unit, Sriramsagar Project, Pochampad and seven others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri K.Raghuveer Reddy Counsel for respondents: AGP for Land Acquisition for R.1. Sri V.Ravikiran Rao for R.2 & R.4 Sri K.Venumadhav for R.5 to R.8. This Court made the following: ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. Heard Sri K.Raghuveer Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent No1. This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.1 in not conducting enquiry into the claim of the petitioner for payment of compensation in respect of lands admeasuring Ac.5.02 guntas in Survey No.1039, Ac.4.25 guntas in Survey No.1043/AA, Ac.4.25 guntas in Survey No.1043/E and Ac.6.05 guntas in Survey No.1044/A situated at Mudhole village and Mandal, Adilabad Dsitrict, as illegal and arbitrary. In the counter-affidavit filed by respondent No.1 it is stated that the petitioner filed objection petition on 15- 7-2005; that in response to the notice issued by respondent No.1, petitioner’s Advocate appeared before him on 21-7-2005; that after hearing him and the other contesting respondents and after holding enquiry in the village on 2-8-2005, he passed Award, which was pronounced openly, on 26-10-2005 holding that respondents 2 to 4 are the pattadars and owners of the said land and they are entitled to receive compensation; and that the petitioner is not entitled to any share in the above said property. These facts are not denied by the petitioner by filing any reply affidavit. Since Award was passed even before filing of the Writ Petition, the cause in the Writ Petition does not survive for consideration. The Writ Petition is, therefore, dismissed leaving the petitioner free to avail appropriate remedy to claim compensation. ---------------------------------------- C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 27-06-2008 MNR