HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.20117 of 2010 Date : 28-11-2011 Between: Gurram Padmanabha Rao and others .. Petitioners And Government of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioners : Sri J. Prabhakar Counsel for respondents : Government Pleader for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief : “…to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, particularly a writ of mandamus declaring the declaration issued under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, bearing Rc.No.3495/2007-G2, dated 12-7-2010 in the matter of acquisition of land for construction of Railway Over Bridge (ROB) at K.M. 0/6 at Bapatla to Pedanandipadu road of Bapatla town and Mandal of Guntur District and all consequential actions thereto, as illegal and arbitrary, void, without jurisdiction and contrary to the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act as also Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently set-aside the same…” After arguing the case for some time, both the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition have agreed for disposal of the Writ Petition with the direction to the respondents to pass an award and pay compensation to the petitioners in terms thereof in respect of the land and structures as notified in the notification dated 9-3-2010 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short "the Act") and also as may be varied on the representations that may be filed by the petitioners before passing of the award. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the award enquiry has been completed. The learned counsel for the petitioners, however stated that since the award has not been passed, the petitioners may be given an opportunity of submitting their representations to respondent No.3 over the correct area of the properties notified for acquisition, dimensions of the structures and the compensation payable therefor. As I find reasonableness in this request of the learned counsel for the petitioners, the Writ Petition is disposed of in the following terms: (i) Within two weeks from today, the petitioners shall make their representations to respondent No.3 with regard to the area, dimensions of the structures and the compensation payable to them; (ii) respondent No.3 shall consider the same and pass award within a period of one month after receipt of the representations from the petitioners; and (iii) if the petitioners feel aggrieved by the award, they shall be free to avail their remedy under Section 18 of the Act. As a sequel, interim order dated 17-8-2010 is vacated and WPMP No.25528/2010 and WVMP No.5101/2010 are disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 28-11-2011 Note: Furnish copy in a week. AM