IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI WRIT PETITION NO : 15227 of 1995 Between: 1 Moodapalli Yellaiah S/o Buchaiah R/o. Konapur Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 2 Moodapalli Venkaiah S/o Buchaiah,R/o. Konapur Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 3 Kanaparthi Narsimha chary S/o Laxmipathi, R/o. Konapur Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 4 Kanaparthi RamaSwamy S/o Laxmipathi, R/o. Konapur Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 5 Gandi Hanmanthu S/o Narasingam, R/o. Konapur Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 6 Purrey Lingaiah son of Narasaiah, R/o. Konapur Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 7 Gangadhra Hanumaiah S/o Appaiah, R/o. Konapur Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar Dist 8 Saidula Prakash S/oPosaiah, R/o. Konapur Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 9 Mohsin Khan S/o Ismail Khan, R/o. Konapur Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 10 Joginapalli Ramgopal Rao S/o Jagga Rao, R/o. Potharam Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 11 Joginapalli Damodar Rao S/o Kishan Rao, R/o. Potharam Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 12 Joginapalli Venkata Rama Rao S/o Kishan Rao, R/o. Potharam Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 13 Chennadi Sridevi W/o Kishan Rao, R/o. Potharam Village, Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. 14 Paidipalli Vijaya Kumari, R/o. Potharam Village Kodimial Mandal Karimnagar District. 15 Juvvadi Umakka W/o Dayanadha Rao,R/o. Gorregudem Village Kodimial Mandal, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of A.P, rep. by its Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development Dept., Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Errum-Manzil, Hyderabad 3 The District Collector, Karimnagar. 4 The Executive Engineer, I.B.Division, Karimnagar District. 5 The Land Acquisition officer and Mandal Revenue Officer Kodimial, Karimgagar District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not passing the award and pay the compensation to the acquired lands of the petitioners under the 4(1) notification dated: 30.10.1990 as arbitrary, illegal, violative of Article 300-A of the constitution of India and contrary to the law laid down by the Supreme Court of India and consequently direct the Respondents 1,3 and 4 to deposit the required compensation amount with the 5th Respondent and also direct the Respondents 3 & 5 to pass an award and pay the compensation to the acquired lands of the petitioners in pursuance of the 4 (1) notification of the Land Acquisition Act published in A.P. Gazette Part-I Extraordinary No.46, Karimnagar Dt. 30.10.1990. Counsel for the Petitioners : MR.T.RAMULU (NOT PRESENT) Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : ORDER : Nobody appears for the petitioners. However, the learned Government Pleader submits that the grievance of the petitioners has already been redressed and an award has been passed, compensation has been paid and a reference is pending in the reference Court. In view of this stand of the learned Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. _______________ 3rd February, 2005. BILAL NAZKI, J ajr To 1 The Secretary, Department of Irrigation and Command Area Development, Government of A.P., Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Chief Engineer, Minor Irrigation, Errum-Manzil, Hyderabad 3 The District Collector, Karimnagar District, Karimnagar. 4 The Executive Engineer, I.B.Division, Karimnagar District. 5 The Land Acquisition officer and Mandal Revenue Officer Kodimial, Karimgagar District. 6 Two C.Cs. to the GP for Land Acquisition, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 7 Two C.D. copies.