THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.33496 of 2011 Dated 19th December, 2011 Between: Katikam Papulu …Petitioner And National Highway Authorities of India rep.by its Project Director, H.No.8-2-334/18, Road No.3, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri N.Arun Kumar Counsel for respondent No.1: Sri S.S.Varma Counsel for respondent Nos.2 & 3: AGP for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in proceeding to lay a road through the petitioner’s house property bearing D.No.6-142 of Kattnagur Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District, without paying compensation in terms of G.O.Ms.No.610, Revenue (Land Acquisition) Department, dated 31.05.2011. At the hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that by the time the writ petition is taken up, the property has been demolished. The learned counsel, however, contended that the petitioner is entitled to receive compensation. Sri S.S.Varma, learned Standing Counsel for NHAI representing respondent No.1, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition representing respondent Nos.2 and 3, on instructions, submitted that an award was passed in respect of the property referred to above, which is situated in Survey No.480 and not in Survey No.482 as claimed by the petitioner and that as there is a title dispute between the petitioner and others, the same was referred to the civil Court under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956. They further stated that the reference was taken on file as O.P.No.906 of 2011 by the Court of the learned Principal District Judge, Nalgonda and that the same is pending. These submissions of the learned counsel are not controverted by the learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the above, while permitting the petitioner to pursue his remedy in the pending O.P., the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.41653 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 19th December, 2011 VGB