THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.16941 of 2003 Dated:03.02.2011 Between: Dr.K.Linga Reddy, And others. ...Petitioners And The Land Acquisition Officer (FAC), Hyderabad Urban Development Authority, At Hyderabad, Paigah Palace, Secunderabad. ...Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.16941 of 2003 ORDER: The petitioners, seven in number, are owners of lands in survey Nos.136 and 137 of Karmanghat Village, Saroornagar Mandal in Ranga Reddy District. The land was acquired for DMRL/inner ring road under Award No.12 of 1986 dated 22.09.1986. The petitioners allege that there was no notice of award under Section 12(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (the Act). In O.P.No.20 of 1995 a reference was made to the Court of the Principal Junior Civil Judge under Section 30 of the Act. After obtaining a copy of the same, the petitioners filed application on 18.05.2002 requesting to refer the award to civil Court under Section 18 of the Act for enhancement, in vain. Therefore, they filed the instant writ petition. Sri M.Bhaskar, the Counsel representing Sri N.Vasudeva Reddy, submits that similar writ petitions, being W.P.Nos.16766 and 16768 of 2003, were dismissed by this Court on the ground that the application under Section 18(2) of the Act was made beyond the time. The Counsel also submits that aggrieved by the same, writ appeals are filed. The Government Pleader submits that in this case also the applications were made on 18.05.2002 when the award was passed on 22.09.1986. Therefore, there is a statutory bar for referring the matter under Section 18 of the Act. This aspect of the matter has been adverted to by this Court in the order referred to hereinabove wherein it was held that the knowledge of the order passed by the civil Court under Sections 30 and 31 of the Act is deemed as knowledge of the award, and therefore, the application is beyond the time. Following the same, this writ petition is also dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 03.02.2011 vs