IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 2163 of 2003 Between: 1 Ganduri Santha Lakshmi, W/o.Gangaiah, Perala, Near Chirala, Prakasam District. 2 Adapa Seetharavamma, W/o. Venkateswarlu, Perala, Near Chirala, Prakasam District. 3 Vadukguri Venkata Upendhara, W/o.Venkateswarlu, Perala, Near Chirala, Prakasam District. 4 Kothareddy Rangamma, W/o.Veeraiah, Perala, Near Chirala, Prakasam District. 5 V.Anasuyamma W/o.Venkateswarlu, Perala, Near Chirala, Prakasam District. 6 Anisetty Mastan Rao, S/o.Lakshmaiah, Perala, Near Chirala, Prakasam District. 7 Sowdagar Nadimuddin, S/o.Rahimuddin Perala, Near Chirala, Prakasam District. 8 Sowdagar Azgar Ali Baig, S/o. Mohamad Ali Baig, Perala, Near Chirala, Prakasam District. 9 Adusumalli Venkata Rattaiah, S/o.Venkateswarlu, Perala, Near Chirala, Prakasam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector, Prakasam Dist., Ongole. 2 The Land Acquisition Officer cum-Revenue Divisional Off. Ongole, Prakasam Dist., .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.ANANDA RAO for MR. SUBBA RAO KORRAPATI Counsel for Respondents: AGP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not referring the dispute raised by the petitioners regarding fixation of compensation under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) to the competent civil Court as illegal and unconstitutional. After the case underwent few adjournments, and on specific instructions from the respondents, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition fairly stated that since the applications filed by the petitioners were received by respondent No.1 in time, the respondents are prepared to refer the dispute to the competent Civil Court. In view of this concession made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, the writ petition is allowed. The respondents are directed to refer the petitioners’ applications under Section 18 of the Act to the competent Civil Court within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 19th AUGUST, 2008. kvni