THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.7850 of 2005 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking a writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to Award No.9/2002, dated 31.12.2002, passed by the second respondent in proceedings No.Rc. (G)/1703/2001 and to quash the same as being illegal and violative of provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The plea of the petitioner in this writ petition is that no notice was issued to them before passing the Award, dated 31.12.2002, and even a copy of the award was not served on them. The respondents have filed a detailed counter in the matter denying the allegations made by the petitioners. In the counter it is categorically stated that after issuing notice only, the Land Acquisition Officer passed the Award. The relevant para reads as under: “…The contention of the petitioners that the Land Acquisition Officer has passed the Award without giving Notice is not correct. In fact the Land Acquisition Officer has issued Notices on 01.01.2002 under Section 9(3) and 10 of the Land Acquisition Act to the pattadars viz., Archakam Venkata Ramana Charyulu and others and to the purchasers viz., Laxmi Reddy, President, Teachers Cooperative House Building Society, Dharmavaram and others. The Notices issued to the pattadar was received by one Mr.Madhu Kumar, who is the second petitioner, on 09.01.2002 and the notices issued to the purchaser was received by Mr.Laxmi Reddy, President of the Society…” It is also stated in the counter that since there is a dispute with regard to title of the land under acquisition, the matter was referred to the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Penukonda. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents. From the respective pleadings of the parties, it appears that the subject land was acquired for the purpose of providing house sites to the weaker sections of the society and even an Award was passed on 31.12.2002, which is impugned herein. Though the petitioners have raised several contentions, in view of the statement made by the respondents in their counter that since there is title dispute, the matter is referred to the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Penukonda for determination of right, title and interest over the land under acquisition, instead of going into the merits of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the following direction: The petitioners are directed to get themselves impleaded in the O.P., on the file of the Court of the learned Senior Civil Judge, Penukonda, which was referred for determination of right, title and interest over the land under acquisition and put forth all their contentions. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date:22.03.2010 VGB