HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14260 of 2009 Date : 18.03.2011 Between : Boddu Raja Reddy & others. …..Petitioners And The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Irrigation & CAD (Project Wing) Department & others. …..Respondents HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.14260 of 2009 ORDER : Though interlocutory applications are listed for hearing, at the request of learned counsel appearing for petitioners, this writ petition itself is taken up for hearing and is being disposed of. In the writ petition, petitioners seek directions by way of Mandamus, declaring the action of respondents in issuing the E-Procurement Notice No.5/2009-10, package No.VIII, dated 22.05.2009, calling for tenders for work investigation, design for construction of Reservoir at Laddunoor village of Maddur Mandal in Warangal District, as arbitrary and unconstitutional. At the stage of admission, this Court by order, dated 24.07.2009, directed the respondents not to dispossess the petitioners or utilize their lands for the purpose of construction of reservoir without due process under Land Acquisition Act, 1894. When the matter is taken up, it is submitted by the learned Government Pleader appearing for Irrigation Department that during the pendency of proceedings, respondents have initiated proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act and issued notifications under Sections 4(1) and (6) of the Act, in respect of lands admeasuring about 58.22 gts., and initiated award inquiry. It is further submitted that in view of the request of petitioners, respondents are taking steps to pass award under Section 11(2) of the Act by negotiating the price, and that negotiations are under process to fix the market value at the rate of Rs.1,35,000/- per acre for dry lands and at Rs.1,80,000/- per acre for the irrigated dry lands. In view of the said submission made by the learned Government Pleader, the learned counsel for petitioners requests for disposal of the matter with a direction to the respondents to complete the award inquiry by continuing the negotiations. As per the scheme of the provisions under Section 11 of the Land Acquisition Act, if the award is to be passed by negotiations, it is to be passed only under Section 11(2) of the Act, otherwise, award is to be passed under Section 11(1) of the Act. As much as it is stated that the negotiations are under process for fixing the market value, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to complete the negotiation process and pass appropriate award within a period of two months from today. Subject to above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. The interim order, dated 24.07.2009, shall stand vacated. No costs. ______________________ R. SUBHASH REDDY, J 18th March 2011 ajr