IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12534 of 2001 Between: Hanmandlu & others. … Petitioners AND The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep., by its Principal Secretary, Irrigation Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri V. Ravinder Rao Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Land Acquisition This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.12534 of 2001 ORDER:- This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in taking possession of the petitioners’ land admeasuring Ac.21.31 cents without paying 80% of compensation and passing award in pursuance of declaration dated 04.06.1999 issued under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, as illegal and arbitrary. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition placed before me fax message dated 27.02.2008 issued by the Special Deputy Collector (FAC), L.A-cum-LOC Unit, SRSP, Pochampad, to the Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, wherein it is stated that after completing all the statutory formalities, the respondents passed Award bearing No.3/02-03 dated 26.04.2002 and compensation of Rs.7,59,829/- has been paid to all the awardees/petitioners. At the hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners stated that in view of the abovementioned communication, the writ petition may be dismissed as infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous with liberty to the petitioners to avail their remedies, if they are not satisﬁed with the adequacy of the compensation. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.15564 of 2001 ﬁled by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 06.08.2008 ES