THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.17535 of 2009 ORDER: A notification under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) was issued on 17.07.2007 proposing to acquire various extents of land in different survey numbers of Vaddegudem Village, VR Puram Mandal, Khammam District for the purpose of an irrigation project. There is a dispute between the petitioner on the one hand, and respondent Nos.4 to 9 on the other, in respect of the land in Survey Nos.32, 84/1, 189/2, 230/15 of Vaddegudem Village and Survey No.48/2 of Rajupeta Village, which was sought to be acquired. The petitioner filed O.S.No.180 of 2005 before the Agent to Government, Khammam, respondent No.2 herein, against respondent Nos. 4 to 9. It is stated that interim orders were passed on 19.02.2009 in I.A.No.13 of 2009, directing that compensation payable for the said land shall be deposited to the credit of the suit. The grievance of the petitioner is that despite the same, respondent No.1 is proceeding to pay the compensation. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition for respondent Nos.1 and 3, the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare for respondent No.2 and the learned counsel for respondent Nos. 4 to 9. Respondent Nos.4 to 9 on the one hand and the petitioner on the other laid claims for payment of compensation to the land referred to above. Seeking adjudication of his claim, the petitioner has already approached respondent No.2 by filing O.S.No.180 of 2005 against respondent Nos.4 to 9 herein. An order was passed directing that the compensation in respect of the land shall be deposited to the credit of the suit. If the amount is deposited to the credit of the suit, the petitioner and the contesting respondents can put forward their contentions and the compensation can be apportioned in accordance with the decree that may be passed. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that as and when respondent No.1 passes an award in respect of the land in Survey Nos.32, 84/1, 189/2, 230/15 of Vaddegudem Village and Survey No.48/2 of Rajupeta Village, he shall deposit the compensation thereof to the credit of O.S.No.180 of 2005. Respondent No.2 shall take up the trial of the suit and decide the same, as early as possible. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:23.04.2010 kdl