THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION No. 21187 of 2002 O R D E R: This Writ Petition has been instituted by Sri Rayi Chinna Subbaiah, S/o Sri Rosaiah for declaring the action of the 1st respondent – Land Acquisition Officer in not paying up the compensation to the petitioner for the land acquired in an extent of Ac.0.36 cents in Survey No. 374 of Kanumalla Village, Singarayakonda Mandal, Prakasam District, in accordance with the certificate issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer on 08.07.2002 as bad in law. The case of the petitioner is that the State has acquired the land of an extent of Ac.0.36 cents situate in Survey No. 374 of Kanumalla Village, Singarayakonda Mandal, Prakasam District for a public purpose, namely construction of National High Way bypass road. However, the petitioner has not been paid compensation for this compulsory acquisition. This land in Survey No. 374 of Kanumalla Village, is originally owned by Sri Servisetty Chenchaiah and Peda Chenchaiah, sons of Sri Kotaiah. The petitioner herein has purchased an extent of Ac.1.10 cents out of total extent of Ac.12.92 cents in Survey No. 374 for a sale consideration of Rs.10,000/- on 04.02.1978 and the petitioner has been delivered vacant possession of the land so purchased, thus, he was in possession and enjoyment of the land ever since. On 13.12.1989, the Mandal Revenue Officer, Kandukuru has also issued a pattadar pass book in favour of the writ petitioner clearly showing him to be the owner of land of an extent of Ac.1.10 cents in Survey No. 374 of Kandukuru Village. Similarly, in the other revenue record, namely, Adangals and Pahanis, necessary entries have been made. The notification for acquisition of the land was, in fact, issued on 02.03.2002 and during the course of the Award enquiry, an amount of Rs.26,000/- has been fixed as the compensation payable for the land so acquired. However, the said amount has not been paid. Hence, the present Writ Petition has been instituted. The Land Acquisition Officer has, in fact, addressed a communication on 31.03.2010 to the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad informing that the writ petitioner herein, namely, Sri Rayi China Subbaiah, S/o Rosaiah appeared before the competent authority and Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), National High Way No. 5, Ongole on 06.02.2010 and also produced a registered document bearing No. 77 of 2007, dated 11.01.2007, clearly demonstrating that he has purchased the land in question and, therefore, the compensation amount of Rs.41,849/-, which included 30% solatium and 12% additional market value has been paid to the petitioner on 31.03.2010 through a cheque bearing No. 2287 of 2005, dated 29.03.2010. The writ petitioner has also furnished a stamped receipt in token of the receipt of the said money. In view of this development, since the petitioner has already received the compensation amount payable for the land compulsorily acquired by the State, the cause in this Writ Petition does not survive, however, if the writ petitioner is aggrieved of the quantum of compensation payable for the land acquired, it is open to him to take such measures as are available to him under law. The Writ Petition, therefore, stands disposed of. No costs. ---------------------------------- (NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO, J) 23rd April 2010 ksld