THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.5384 of 2005 14.10.2009 Between: Kunduru Sucharitha Devi, W/o.Krishna Reddy … Petitioner and The District Collector, Nalgonda District And another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S. RAO WRIT PETITION No.5384 of 2005 ORDER: Petitioner’s land admeasuring Acs.5.05 guntas in survey No.348 of Thadavai village of Munagala Mandal in Nalgonda District, was acquired for providing house sites to weaker sections of the Village. Second respondent passed award fixing market value at Rs.16,000/- per Acre. As there was a counter claim for compensation by one Voore Revathi, W/o.Ram Mohan Rao, allegedly an agreement executed by petitioner, the matter was referred under Section 30 of Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (the Act, for brevity) to the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Suryapet, in O.P.No.12 of 1998. Petitioner thereafter requested to refer the Award dated 27.11.1997 to Civil Court under Section 18 of the Act, in vain. Therefore the present writ petition is filed. A counter affidavit is filed admitting that Award was passed on 27.11.1997. Petitioner made an application even prior thereto for reference under Section 18 of the Act. Further, there is no denial that the notice under Section 12(2) of the Act was not actually served on petitioner. In view of the same, petitioner’s contention holds good. The writ petition is therefore disposed of, directing second respondent to refer Award proceedings No.C/477/97, dated 27.11.1997, whereunder petitioner’s land admeasuring Acs.5.05 guntas in survey No.348, was acquired for providing house sites to weaker sections. This exercise may be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As this matter is pending since long time, learned Civil Court may dispose Reference O.P. within a period of six months after the same is received. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO,J) October 14, 2009 YS