THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 22616 of 2008 ORDER: The second respondent issued a notiﬁcation, dated 08.12.2006, proposing to acquire various extents of land and structures for the purpose of Gandikota Project, Kadapa District. The petitioners state that themselves and respondents 3 to 5 constitute a joint family and certain items of property belonging to the joint family were also notiﬁed. Their grievance is that in the award enquiry, the ﬁrst respondent is receiving the claims of respondents 3 to 5 alone, for compensation and not entertaining their claim. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition for the first respondent. The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) prescribes the procedure to be followed in the award enquiry. Wherever there exists any title dispute, the Land Acquisition Oﬃcer has to make a reference under Section 30 of the Act to the civil Court. There is nothing on record to disclose that the claim of the petitioners was rejected by the ﬁrst respondent. Be that as it may, the ﬁrst respondent cannot refuse to take the claim made by the petitioners into account. Ultimately, it is for the concerned parties to work out their remedies in the civil Court, in the event of there being any dispute. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the ﬁrst respondent to take into account the claim of the petitioners also before passing any award, in case it has not been passed as yet. This, however, shall not be treated as adjudication of entitlement of the petitioners, or other persons, to be paid the compensation. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:17.10.2008. kdl