IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY FRIDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND TEN WRIT PETITION No.4305, 4356 and 4584 of 2006 WP No.4305 of 2006: Between: Ameena Khatoon @ Noorjahan Khatoon. … Petitioner And The Special Deputy Collector-cum-Land Acquisition Officer, Srisailam Project (Jurala Project Office), Gadwal, Mahaboobnagar District. … Respondent Counsel for the petitioner: None Counsel for the respondents: G.P. for Land Acquisition. This Court made the following: COMMON ORDER:- Since these three Writ Petitions involve common issues, they are taken up for hearing and disposal together. The petitioners obtained decrees in the proceedings under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1864 on the file of the Subordinate Judge’s Court, Gadwal, Mabahoobnagar District. They have filed the present Writ Petitions for a Mandamus to direct the respondent to deposit the decretal amounts. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, it is, inter alia, stated that the petitioners filed similar writ petitions on earlier occasion, which were disposed of on 9-4-1997 with the direction to the respondent to pay the compensation amounts; and that the petitioners have filed Contempt Cases alleging wilful non-compliance of the said orders. It is further stated that the Government have sanctioned payment of the decretal amounts on 17-12-1997, and in pursuance thereof the respondent has deposited the decretal amounts in the reference Court on 06-3-1998. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioners. The learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition stated that the petitioners filed the present Writ Petitions suppressing the above facts. The petitioners failed to file the reply-affidavits controverting the above averments contained in the counter-affidavits. Inasmuch as the respondent has deposited the amounts as early as 06-3-1998, there was no cause of action for the petitioners to file the Writ Petitions once over. The petitioners have not come to this Court with clean hands by suppressing the material facts. Therefore, all the Writ Petitions are dismissed with costs of Rs.5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only) in each of the cases. ---------------------------------------- - C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:03-9-2010. MNR