THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.19740 of 2009 ORDER: Respondent No.1 issued notification, dated 08.10.2008, under Section 4 (1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) proposing to acquire various extents of land, including an extent of Acs.4.39 cents of land in Survey No.88 of Chigurumamidi Village, Velerupadu Mandal, Khammam District, owned by the petitioners, for the purpose of Polavaram Irrigation Project. The petitioners state that they purchased the land from respondent No.5 in the year 1999 and still, the Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), respondent No.2 herein, is entertaining the claim of respondent Nos.4 and 5. The petitioners are said to have submitted a claim statement on 26.01.2009 before respondent No.2 and complain that the same is not being taken into account. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. In case the award enquiry is in progress, respondent No.2 is under obligation to consider the claim of the petitioners and of any other persons including respondent Nos.4 and 5. Respondent No.2 is not conferred with the power to adjudicate the disputes. If he finds that there is serious title dispute, he has to refer the matter under Section 30 of the Act. If on the other hand, any award was passed ignoring the claim of the petitioners, they have to work out their remedies by filing a suit. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that in case respondent No.2 has not passed any award in respect of Acs.4.39 cents of land in Survey No.88 of Chigurumamidi Village, Velerupadu Mandal, Khammam District, he shall refer the matter to the civil Court under Section 30 of the Act to avoid multiplicity of claims. On the other hand, if the award was passed, the petitioners shall be entitled to work out their remedies by filing a suit. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.06.04.2011. kdl