IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY NINTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No. 27791 of 2008 Between: Sanapala Sri Ramulu S/o. Thavudu Flat No.406 Kartik Mansion Muralinagar Industrial Estate Post Visakhapatnam 530007 ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Special Dy Collector Land Acquisition Amudalavalasa Srikakulam District 2 Executive Engineer INCAD DRR(Vamsadhara) Project Maintenance Division Narasannapeta Srikakulam District 3 Deputy Executive Engineer INCAD DRR (Vamsadhara) Project Maintenance Division Narasannapeta Srikakulam District .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ direction or order more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the compensation amount to the petitioner for the land in an extent of Ac 0.32 cents in Sy No.310 5A and 5B of Chintadapeta(V) Narsannapeta(M) Srikakulam District which was acquired for Vamsadhara project as illegal arbitrary and against the principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions of the land Acquisition act and to consequently direct the respondents to pay the compensation and other benefits for which the petitioner is entitled to him immediately. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI K.JYOTHI PRASAD Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the inaction of the respondents in paying the compensation amount to the petitioner for the land to an extent of Ac.0.32 cents in Sy.No.310-5A and 5B of Chintadapeta village, Narsannapeta Mandal, Srikakulam District, which was acquired for Vamsadhara Project. The petitioner claims to be the absolute owner and possessor of the land to an extent of Ac.1.30 cents in Sy.No.310 5A and 5B of Chintadapeta village, Narsannapet Mandal, Srikakulam District, having purchased the same under a registered sale deed dated 06.04.1978, and since then, he had been in possession and enjoyment of the same. It is his case that earlier when the Irrigation Department officials tried to dig a canal through his land, he filed writ petition being W.P.No.6590 of 2000 before this Court and the same was disposed of by this Court on 17.11.2006 with a direction to the respondents therein not to acquire the land of the petitioner without invoking the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act and further directed that if the provisions under the Land Acquisition Act were already invoked, the same be completed soon. The grievance of the petitioner is that in spite of his personal visits to the offices of the respondents, sending letters enclosing thereto the copy of the order dated 17.11.2006 passed by this Court in W.P.No.6590 of 2000 and issuing legal notice to the respondents, till date the respondents have not paid the compensation amount to him for the land acquired from him. A detailed counter affidavit is filed by the 1st respondent, wherein, at paragraph 7, it is specifically stated that the land acquisition proposals were submitted to the District Collector for acquiring the land of the petitioner, in obedience to the directions of this Court in W.P.No.6590 of 2000 dated 17.11.2006, and that award will be passed and compensation will be paid to the petitioner. Though in the counter affidavit it was admitted that compensation would be paid to the petitioner, the time limit for payment of such compensation was not indicated, and therefore, this Court, on 05.06.2009, directed the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition to get instructions with regard to the time limit for payment of compensation to the petitioner. Today, learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition submits that he received fax message on 12.06.2009 from the 1st respondent- Special Deputy Collector (LA), Amadalavalasa, wherein it is stated that the award was passed and compensation will be paid within three months, and a copy of the said fax message is also placed before this Court. Recording the aforesaid submission of the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is closed. No order as to costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA,J 29.06.2009 v v