THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23041 of 2006 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the legal heir of the owner of lands in various survey numbers of Kuntloor, Uppal, Mamidipally, Hayathnagar Baghat, Towrial, Imarat, Chilkoor, Kothaguda Villages of Ranga Reddy District. Even according to the petitioner, those lands were acquired by the Government way back in the year 1956. Stating that he came to know about the acquisition only in the recent past, the petitioner submitted an application before respondent No.2 with a request to furnish the copies of the awards, passed in the proceedings. This writ petition is filed complaining that the request of the petitioner is not acceded to. On behalf of the respondents, a counter-affidavit is filed. It is stated that the land was acquired and compensation was paid to the persons, who were entitled to receive the same. The record is said to have been transmitted to Ranga Reddy District. It is further stated that the acquisition was made at a time when the lands were part of Hyderabad District and after Ranga Reddy District was formed, the record has been transmitted to that District. The efforts made to locate the record are said to have not yielded any positive results. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. More than half a century has elapsed ever since the lands were acquired. From the pleadings, it becomes clear that the effort of the petitioner is only to seek apportionment of compensation by approaching the civil Court. That stage has passed and the actual owners of the land were paid compensation more than half a century ago. Even assuming that the petitioner has any entitlement to receive portion of the compensation, it would not be possible at this length of time. At any rate, the petitioner has to approach the civil Court against the persons who received the compensation, if it is otherwise permissible in law including the law of limitation. The respondents have clearly stated the nature of efforts made by them to furnish a copy of the award. Inasmuch as several decades have elapsed, the respondents cannot be expected to maintain the record, particularly when no proceedings were pending. Hence, this Court is not inclined to grant any relief to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. ______________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt: 02.06.2010. kdl