THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY W.P.No. 21223 OF 2005 Dated: 11-11-2005 Between: Madhavarao and another …Petitioner A N D The Sub-Collector, Land Acquisition Officer, Vijayawada, Krishna District …Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY W.P.No. 21223 OF 2005 O R D E R : 1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners with a prayer to issue writ, order more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in not supplying the copy of the Award No. 5/2005, dated 5-8-2005 as arbitrary and illegal. 2. The petitioners claim that they are the owners of lands admeasuring Ac. 15-59 cents, situated in Survey No. 60/2 and Ac.1-00 situated in Sy.No. 63 respectively of Kanuru village, Vijayawada. Their lands came to be acquired and an Award came to be passed on 5-8-2005. An application has been filed for copy of the Award. A notice under Section 12 of the Act has been issued on the petitioners on 14-9-2005. Thereafter, they approached the respondent with a request to furnish copy of the Award. Indeed an application dated 19-9-2005 came to be filed by the 2nd petitioner. Since, the requests of the petitioners have not been complied with, they approached this Court by invoking jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 3. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondent. 4. There seem to be no dispute with regard to acquisition of the lands of the petitioners. Such is the case there cannot be any impediment for furnishing copy of the Award to the petitioners. In that view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to furnish the copy of the Award subject to payment of usual charges within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. _______________________ B.Seshasayana Reddy,J 11th November, 2005. KM THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B.SESHASAYANA REDDY W.P.No. 21223 OF 2005 11th November, 2005.