IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 14339 of 2005 Between: Gandla Narayana, S/o. Bheemaiah, R/o. H.No. 149, Kalyan Khani, IInd Zone Post, Mandamarri, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Land Acquisition Officer/Sub-Collector, Asifabad, Adilabad District. 2 The District Collectror, Adilabad, Adilabad District. .....RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.B.SUDHAKAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : O R D E R: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition itself is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. The writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not paying compensation in respect of Acs.14.00 of land in Survey No.179 of Kannepally Village, Bheemli Mandal, Adilabad District as illegal and arbitrary. In paragraph 4 of the counter-affidavit filed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Asifabad, Adilabad District, it is stated as under: “In reply to averments made in Para 4 of the petitioner affidavit, it is submitted that the lands requisitioned in Hathini, Saligaon and Metpalli and Kannepalli Villages are taken at a time under L.A.Process. However in the process compensation were paid to the land owners of Hathini, Saligaon and Metpalli Villages. Similar process was taken for payment of compensation in Kannepalli Village wherein the petitioner’s land is situated. The respondent had discharged statutory duties properly and the market value of the lands under acquisition has proposed @Rs.24,000/- P.A. on the similarity of the lands under acquisition and under sale duly obtained the sale statistics from Sub-Registrar, Asifabad, basing that during the award enquiry the petitioner has agreed for M.V fixed @ Rs.24,000/- per acre. As such award was approved by Collector, Adilabad vide Pro.No.B6/1486/02 dated 05-08-2005. As per award the petitioner compensation including all benefits is arrived Rs.5,98,600/- for his land to an extent Acs.13.08 guntas. Out of that Rs.4,48,950/- i.e.. 3/4th compensation was only paid to the petitioner vide Cheque No.477317 dated 11-08-2005 in respect of S.No.179 measuring Acs.13.08 guntas of Kannepalli Village as his eldest sister has filed an objection claiming the share over the land. The petitioner has also agreed to receive 3/4th of compensation and agreed with objection petition filed by his eldest sister Smt Vodeti Poshakka, W/o Bhimaiah, R/o Sirpur (T), Adilabad District and 3/4th compensation was paid to the petitioner, the balance amount kept under title dispute for pending enquiry. All statutory steps have been taken under L.A.Act for payment of compensation along with interest as laid down under the provisions of Section 34 of the L.A.Act. Therefore, the allegation made by the petitioner absolutely false and baseless, hence denied.” In view of the above reproduced averments contained in the counter-affidavit, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of main petition as infructuous, WPMP No.18573 of 2007 is dismissed as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Dated 20th June, 2008 vrn