IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 22607 of 2004 Between: 1 Potharaju, S/o. Chennaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 2 B. Chandraiah, S/o. Chennaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 3 D. Bheemaiah, S/o. Ramaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 4 B. Balakishtaiah, S/o. Bhoomaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 5 Y. Bhoomaiah, S/o. Bijigiri, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 6 M. Lingaiah, S/o. Latchaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 7 Smt. M. Lachamma, W/o. Narsaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 8 S. Yellaiah, S/o. Sailu, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 9 L. Mallesh, S/o. Buchamallu, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 10 G. Pocham, S/o. Bondaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 11 K. Pocham, S/o. Raja Lingu, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 12 P. Gattaiah, S/o. Gurvaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 13 S. Pochaiah, S/o. Rajaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 14 K. Annaiah, S/o.Nambaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 15 E. Narayana, S/o. Fakeeru, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 16 P. Rajaiah, S/o. Rajaram, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 17 Ramachandram, S/o. K. Venkataiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 18 K. Guruvaiah, S/o. Narasaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 19 E. Mondaiah, S/o. Ankush, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 20 S. Shankaraiah, S/o. Rajaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 21 Potharaju Gurvaiah, S/o. Gattaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 22 Potharaju Shankaraiah, S/o. Pochaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 23 K. Laxman, S/o. Hanumaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 24 Medam Kistaiah, S/o. Sai Mallu, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 25 Laxmaiah died per L.R. Prabhakar, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 26 M. Chandraiah, S/o. Venkaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. 27 N. Katta Mallaiah, S/o. Mallaiah, R/o Kukkalagudur, Ramagundam Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Land Acquisition Officer-cum-Revenue Divisional Officer, Peddapalli, Karimnagar District. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents to refer the Award No. B/155/91 dt. 20-8-1991 to the Civil Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act for enhancement of Compensation. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.Y.ASHOK RAJ Counsel for the Respondent: AGP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.22607 of 2004 ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent to refer the claim of the petitioners for reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’), in respect of Award No.B/155/91, dated 20.08.1991, to the competent Civil Court for determination of proper market value. 2. No counter affidavit is filed. 3. The only ground on which the request of the petitioners for reference of the dispute under Section 18 of the Act was rejected was that the petitioners have received the compensation without registering protest. 4. I n District Collector, Kakinada, East Godavari District and others v. P.Nagabhushana Rao and others[1], a Full Bench of this Court held, in categorical terms, that when reference is sought within the period of limitation, failure to lodge protest expressly would not amount to waiver of right to seek reference and that making a request within the period of limitation will impliedly infer that the claimant/person interested has accepted the amount with protest. 5. In view of the said authoritative pronouncement by the Full Bench, the reason of rejection cannot be sustained. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, allowed. The respondent is directed to refer the claim of the petitioners, for enhanced compensation, under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, to the competent Civil Court, within a period of eight weeks from today. _____________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 25th August, 2008 v v [1] 2003(6) ALT 353 (F.B.)