HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.28470 of 2011 Date : 8-11-2011 Between: Gajjala Satyanarayana and others .. Petitioners and Union of India, Represented through its Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Department Transport and Highways, New Delhi-1 and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioners: Sri S. Lakshma Reddy Counsel for respondent No.1 : Sri S.S. Varma, Standing Counsel National Highways Authority of India Counsel for respondent No.2 : Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a certiorari to quash award proceedings No.D/3077/2007, dated 10-6-2010 to the extent that respondent No.2 has referred the dispute under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956 to the learned Senior Civil Judge Court, Nalgonda. After arguing the case at length Sri S. Lakshma Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, submitted that his clients will be satisfied if the learned Senior Civil Judge, Nalgonda is directed to dispose of the reference proceedings in a time bound manner. Inasmuch as the claim for compensation is the subject matter of the reference proceedings, respondent No.2 is directed to take effective steps to get the reference registered, if not already done. The learned Senior Civil Judge, Nalgonda is directed to dispose of the reference proceedings within a period of six months from the date of registration of the reference proceedings. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, WPMP No.35158/2011 is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 8-11-2011 AM