THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.2185 of 2005 10.02. 2011 Between: Vangala Narayanamma And others ...Petitioners And Land Acquisition Officer/Spl.Dy.Collector Gandhamvarigudem, Nalgonda District. ...Respondent THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.2185 of 2005 ORDER: The petitioners’ land admeasuring Acs.0.014 gutnas, Acs.0.06 guntas and Acs.0.08¾ guntas respectively were acquired for Canal Ayacut Development Road under Nagarjuna Sagar Project under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (the Act, for brevity). An award was passed on 25.11.1998. The dispute between the rival claimants was referred to civil Court being O.P.No.50 of 2001 on the file of the Court of the Senior Civil Judge, Miryalaguda. The said O.P., was settled before Lok Adalat and thereafter the petitioners submitted an application on 01.10.2011 requesting reference to the civil Court, in vain. Therefore, they filed the instant writ petition. The factum that the respondent acquiring the petitioners’ land is not denied in the counter. The allegation that the respondent did not issue notice under Section 12(2) of the Act is also not denied. Further, it is admitted that the petitioners made application seeking reference within time. In view of the admission, the petitioners must succeed. The writ petition is accordingly allowed directing the respondent to refer the matter to civil Court under Section 18 of the Act, if not already referred, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 10.02.2011 pln