HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No. 7479 of 2010 ORDER: Heard Sri M.Achutha Reddy, Learned Counsel for the petitioners, and the Learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. At their request the Writ Petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission. The petitioners claim to be in possession and enjoyment of agricultural lands admeasuring Ac.22.39 gts. in Sy.No.42 and Ac.16.06 gts. in Sy.No.46 respectively situated in Rajoli Village, Waddepalli Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. It is their case that they were granted Occupancy Right Certificate (ORC) by the Sub- Collector, Gadwal. The said certificate was cancelled by the Joint Collector, Mahabubnagar aggrieved by which they filed a writ petition which came to be dismissed. On coming to know that the fourth respondent was granted ORC by the third respondent, the petitioners claim to have preferred an appeal to the Joint Collector, Mahabubnagar, which appeal is said to be pending as on date. It is their grievance that, pending appeal, the Land Acquisition Officer ought not to disburse the amount, payable under the award, to the fourth respondent in as much as there is a cloud over the title of the fourth respondent on the lands in question. The learned government pleader for land acquisition, on instructions, would submit that Award No.2 of 2010 was passed on 03.04.2010; Rs.94,65,000/- was paid towards compensation to the fourth respondent on 03.04.2010 through State Bank of India, Shanthinagar Branch, cheque No.810767 dated 03.04.2010; and the said cheque amount had been debited, and the amount transferred on 12.04.2010. In as much as the compensation, payable under the award, has already been paid to the fourth respondent, the cause in the writ petition does not survive, and the writ petition has become infructuous. Leaving it open to the petitioners to avail such other remedies as are available to them in law, with regards their inter se dispute with the fourth respondent, the Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J Date:02.06.2010 usd