IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTIETH DAY OF DECEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.33435 of 2011 Between: Medipally Jaya Sudha Reddy & another. … Petitioners And The Special Deputy Collector/ Land Acquisition Officer, Mahabubnagar District & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri Kunreddy Anji Reddy Counsel for respondents 1&2: AGP for Land Acquisition This Court made the following: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.33435 of 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not completing the land acquisition proceedings and paying compensation to the petitioners in respect of Ac.4.26 guntas in Sy.Nos.311, 310, 150, 160 and 164-A of Kummera Village, Tadoor Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners sought for a consequential direction to the respondents not to dig the channel through the abovementioned land, without completing the land acquisition proceedings and paying compensation. At the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, on instructions, submitted that as there is a dispute relating to the persons, who are entitled to receive the compensation, respondent No.1 has referred the dispute to the Court of learned Senior Civil Judge, Nagarkurnool, on 27.08.2009, after passing award on 02.02.2008. Sri Kunareddy Anji Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners, stated that so far his clients have not received any notice on the purported reference proceedings. The learned Assistant Government Pleader is unable to state as to whether the reference is registered. She, however, submitted that the land acquisition officer has addressed a letter to the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Nagarkurnool, on 23.02.2010 enquiring about the stage of reference. In recent times, this Court is coming across cases where no proper follow up action is taken by the land acquisition officers after reference of the disputes either under Section 18 or Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. Failure to take effective steps for registration of references causes serious hardship to the interest of the persons interested. Respondent No.1 is directed to evince keen interest in the pending reference proceedings and he shall ensure that the same is registered at the earliest possible time and in no case not later than three months from the date of receipt of this order. Immediately on registration of the reference by the Court of Senior Civil Judge, Nagarkurnool, respondent No.1 shall intimate the same to the petitioners to enable them to participate in the reference proceedings and pursue their cause therein. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, WPMP.No.41563 of 2011 is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 20.12.2011 ES