THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No. 9444 of 2007 30-04-2007 Between: Khaja Shareefuddin Petitioner And The Chief Commissioner of Land Administration, Andhra Pradesh, Nampally Road, Hyderabad and three others. Respondents. THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM W.P.No.9444 of 2007 Oral Order: The petitioner is aggrieved by the award dated 08- 12-2005 whereunder the lands of an extent of Ac.31-30 guntas in survey Nos. 204 to 209 and 211 of Gollapally Kalan (Khajaguda) village, Shamshabad mandal, Ranga Reddy (old survey Nos. 1 to 8 of Khajaguda) have been treated as the Government lands, while the petitioner claims the land as belonging to him on the acquisition of title by him from the original pattedar Smt. Kulsum Begum and Smt. Ahmedi Begum, daughter of Smt. Kulsum Begum. In respect of the above grievance, the petitioner can pursue the remedy under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). The award states that the first respondent had laid a claim to the compensation for acquisition of the land on the ground that the land forms part of the Estate of Sir Vicar-Ul- Umrah, the issue is still with the Court of Wards and the first respondent is a person interested in the lands. The award reads that in view of the claim by the first respondent, an Eratta was issued in the draft declaration and draft notification under Sections 4 (1) and 6 of the Act which were approved and published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated 25-09-2004 duly showing the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration as the person interested in the land and eventually an award was passed. As already stated, the petitioner has available a statutory remedy. He should pursue the same. This Court is not inclined to adjudicate the dispute. Accordingly the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to pursue the alternative remedy. No costs. ____________________ GODA RAGHURAM, J Dated: 30-04-2007 Pvks/*