HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 25276 OF 2008. DATED 10th February, 2011. BETWEEN Mrs. Duvuri Venkata Krishnamma …Petitioner and The District Collector, Nellore and anr. ….Respondents. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA WRIT PETITION No. 25276 OF 2008. ORDER: The petitioner has prayed that a direction be issued to the respondents to pay compensation to her, as per the market value, for the lands surrendered by her and accepted by the respondents under Section 10(1) of the AP Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agriculture Holdings) Act, 1973. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has submitted numerous representations before the Lands Reforms Tribunal, Nellore, for payment of the compensation as per the market value for the lands surrendered by her. It is further submitted that no action has been taken by the respondent authorities for disbursement of the compensation to the petitioner. The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that the petitioner has not approached the respondent authorities seeking payment of compensation. He further submits that the petitioner ought to have file representation before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudur. The learned Counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that the petitioner may be permitted to submit fresh representation before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudur, who shall consider and dispose of the same, on merits. After hearing the learned Counsel for the parties, it is clear that the petitioner had surrendered the lands, as reflected in the order dated 2.12.1993 of the Land Reforms Tribunal, Nellore and the same have been accepted by the respondents under Section 10 (1) of the A.P. Land Reforms (Ceiling on Agriculture Holdings ) Act, 1973. Therefore, the Petitioner is entitled to receive compensation for the lands surrendered by her. In view of the same, the petitioner is permitted to file fresh representation, with all necessary details, before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Gudur, who shall decide the same, on merits, and takes appropriate steps to pay the compensation as per her entitlement. The needful be done within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ------------------------------------ --JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA Dated 10th February, 2011. Msnro