THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19938 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioner claims to be the owner of Ac.1.13 guntas of land in Survey No.296/B of Chinthalathana Village, Sircilla Mandal, Karimnagar District. That was acquired for the purpose of Mid Manair Project. She submitted her claim statement before the Special Deputy Collector, Karimnagar, respondent No.1 herein. An award was passed by respondent No.1 and the petitioner was paid a sum of Rs.2,03,400/- as compensation in respect of Ac.0.38 guntas of land. Compensation for Ac.0.15 guntas of land was paid to Renuka Yellamma Temple, respondent No.2 herein. The petitioner submits that respondent No.2 has no title in respect of the land and that the payment of compensation to it in respect of Acs.0.15 guntas is untenable. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. Respondent No.1 has taken into account, various claims made in respect of the acquired land. He paid compensation for Ac.0.38 guntas of land to the petitioner and for Ac.0.15 guntas of land, to respondent No.2. If the petitioner is of the view that no compensation ought to have been paid to respondent No.2, she could to have sought for reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). Even if the time for seeking reference had expired, she can also file a suit for declaration of her rights. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to seek reference under Section 18 of the Act, if it is otherwise tenable or to file a suit for declaration of her rights vis-à-vis the compensation that was paid to respondent No.2 in respect of Ac.0.15 guntas of land in Survey No.296/B of Chinthalathana Village, Sircilla Mandal, Karimnagar District. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:23.04.2010 kdl