THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 11854 OF 2007 DATED: 03-09-2007 BETWEEN: 1.Burra Lakshmi, W/o. Burra Bondaiah and another …Petitioners and The Land Acquisition Officer and Sub-Collector, Mulug, Warangal District And another …Respondents THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE S.ANANDA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO. 11854 OF 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioners aggrieved by the non- disposal of O.P. 144 of 1990 pending on the file of the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Warangal. It is stated that earlier a writ petition No.19287/99 was filed seeking a direction to dispose of the O.P.144/1990, for which this Court while allowing the said writ petition gave a direction to dispose of the O.P.144/1990 along with O.P.No.141/1993. But, however, it was found that by the time the order was communicated, O.P.No.141/1993 was already disposed of. However, the present O.P. has not been disposed of in spite of a direction, on the premise that the connected O.P. was already disposed of. It is stated that the petitioners’ land was acquired and as they were not satisfied with the compensation awarded by fixing the market value, a reference was sought for under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. Pursuant to it, the Land Acquisition Officer referred the matter to the civil Court and the same was registered as O.P.144 of 1990. Since the said O.P. has not yet been disposed of, the petitioner has come up with the present writ petition. Though it was contended by the counsel for the second respondent that the writ is not maintainable for such a relief, however, while allowing the earlier writ petition, this Court has already issued a direction. Further on the administrative side for disposal of old matters directions are issued. Since the O.P. in question relates to the year 1990, it would be proper and appropriate to direct the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Warangal to dispose of the O.P. expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. ______________________ S. ANANDA REDDY, J. Dated: 03-09-2007 Note: Registry is directed to communicate the order to the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Warangal. B/O Rns