THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 25021 of 2006 05-09-2007 Between: Narasimha and another. Petitioners And State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Secretary to Government, Irrigation & Command Area Development Department at Secretariat, Hyderabad and seven others. Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 25021 of 2007 Oral Order: Respondents are present pursuant to the directions of this Court dated 20-08-2007. Their future presence is dispensed with. The respondents were summoned on account of the persistent failure in filing a counter affidavit despite four adjournments. Counter affidavit has since been filed by the first respondent. The grievance in the writ petition is as regards the failure of the second respondent in considering the representation of the petitioners dated 16-11-2006 claiming apportionment of compensation for the land acquired in survey No.60 of Srirangapur village, Pebbair Mandal, Mahabubnagar district. The petitioners and respondent Nos. 3 to 8 are competing for the compensation amount. The second respondent, as is apparent from the counter affidavit of the first respondent, had passed an award dated 23-12-2006 dealing with the competing claims and referred the adjudication of the dispute to the Civil Court under Sections 30 and 31 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The counter affidavit also states that the compensation amount has already been deposited with the Court of learned Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy, Mahaboobnagar district by a cheque dated 02-01-2007, to await the adjudication of the said Court on the reference made. In the light of the above statements in the counter affidavit of the first respondent no further orders need be passed. The grievance of the petitioners does not survive. The writ petition is disposed of recording the submissions in the counter. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 05-09-2007 pvks