IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY WRIT PETITION No.1597 of 2008 Between: Pallati Tarun Kumar. … Petitioner AND Special Collector (FAC), L.A., Sri Ram Sagar Project, S.S.R.P. & J.S.R.G.L.I.P., Tarnaka, Hyderabad and three others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri L.Prabhakar Reddy. . Counsel for the respondents: Asst. Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. This Court made the following: ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of respondent No.2 in considering the claim of the petitioner for compensation in respect of Ac.1.27 cents of land comprised in Survey No.108, Rudravaram village, Vemulawada Mandal, Kareemnagar District, as illegal. Heard the leaned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. In the manner in which I choose to dispose of this Writ Petition, there is no need to issue notice to respondent No.3. The grievance of the petitioner is that by virtue of a registered gift deed, said to have been executed by the original pattadar-late Sri Pallati Narasayya, grandfather of the petitioner, on 4-5-2007, he became the owner of the property, which is the subject matter of acquisition. The petitioner contended that the husband of respondent No.3 (Sri Vankayala Bumaiah), who is the brother-in- law of the grant-father of the petitioner, got the revenue records manipulated by showing the name of his wife, respondent No.3 herein, as pattadar of the property and when the petitioner represented to respondent No.2 for payment of compensation, he has not entertained his request and is seeking to pay compensation to respondent No.3. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, on instructions from respondent No.2, submitted that on 18-7-2007 respondent No.3 attended the award enquiry, but no award has been passed so far. Under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 any person interested in the property proposed to be acquired is entitled to participate in the award enquiry and make a claim. Since the petitioner, who is claiming title through the alleged gift deed, is a person interested, he is entitled to participate in the award enquiry. Respondent No.2 is, therefore, directed to issue notice to the petitioner and respondent No.3, and hold a fresh enquiry before passing the award. Subject to the above observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. ------------------------------------ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 21-2-2008 MNR