THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.27395 of 2011 Dated 22nd November, 2011 Between: Pindikuri Channa Reddy …Petitioner And The Special Collector, G.N.S.S., Kadapa, YSR Kadapa District and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri S.Sasidhar Reddy Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 3: GP for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not holding enquiry on the petitioner’s representation, dated 29.08.2011, as to his entitlement to receive compensation in respect of the house situated in Survey No.Y220, Yerragudi Village, Kondapuram Mandal, YSR Kadapa District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner pleaded that the respondents have already passed an award in favour of respondent No.2 and that on coming to know of the same, he has made a representation on 29.08.2011 claiming compensation and with a request to refer the dispute to the civil Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). He felt aggrieved by the inaction of respondent No.1 in this regard and has accordingly filed the present writ petition. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, on instructions, submitted that the earlier notification issued under Section 4(1) of the Act has lapsed due to non-passing of award within the stipulated period and that subsequently, a fresh notification under Section 4(11) of the Act was issued on 17.03.2010, and that in pursuance thereof, award enquiry is pending. Since the writ petition is filed on an incorrect premise that an award has already been passed and that the petitioner’s request for reference of the dispute under Section 18 of the Act is not accepted, the writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to file his claim petition before the Special Deputy Collector. If such a claim petition is filed within two weeks from today, the Special Deputy Collector shall enquire into the same and pass an award in terms of Sections 11(1), 30 and 31 of the Act. If the petitioner feels aggrieved by the award that may be passed by the Special Deputy Collector, he shall be free to avail his further remedies under the Act. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.33804 of 2011 stand disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 22nd November, 2011 VGB