The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.1760 of 2010 Order: Heard learned Counsel for petitioners and also the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, appearing for respondents. With their consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and is being disposed of at the stage of admission. In this Writ Petition, the petitioners seek declaration, by way of Mandamus, that the action of respondents, in not considering their applications submitted under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’), is illegal and arbitrary, and consequently, to direct the respondents to consider the said applications and re- determine the market value of the structures belonging to the petitioners as per the order, dated 29-12-2008, passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy, in OP.No.107 of 2008 and batch. The houses of the petitioners, situated at Chinna Dagada Village, Weepanagandla Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, were acquired for the purpose of excavation of Priyadarshini Jurala Project (for short ‘PJP’) Left Main Canal, vide notification under Section 4 (1) of the Act which was published in the Gazette on 09-03-2002, and respondent No.2-Land Acquisition Officer passed award No.15/2003, on 24-09-2003. Aggrieved by the same, some of the claimants, whose lands were also covered by the very same notification, filed applications under Section 18 of the Act, seeking reference to the civil Court, and accordingly, their claims were referred to the Court of the learned Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy, who, vide order, dated 29-12-2008, in O.P.No.107 of 2008 and batch, enhanced the market value for their structures. The petitioners herein, whose lands were also covered by the very same notification but did not seek any reference, filed applications under Section 28-A of the Act, on 04-03-2009, seeking re-determination of the compensation awarded vide award No.15/2003, dated 24- 09-2003, and the same were received in the office of respondent No.2 on 07-03-2009. It is the grievance of the petitioners that the respondents have not been taking any action thereon. The learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition has admitted the filing of applications under Section 28-A of the Act, by petitioner Nos.1 to 29 on 07-03-2009, but however, disputed receipt of any such applications from petitioner Nos.30 to 33. The learned Government Pleader has also produced the letter, dated 06-02-2010, addressed by respondent No.2, wherein filing of applications under Section 28-A of the Act, by the petitioners, except petitioner Nos.30 to 33, was admitted. The learned Counsel for petitioners also submitted that the relief sought for in this Writ Petition can be restricted to petitioner Nos.1 to 29 only. Inasmuch as the lands of petitioner Nos.1 to 29 were also covered by the very same notification, which is the subject matter of order, dated 29-12-2008, in O.P.No.107 of 2008 and batch, and as the applications under Section 28-A of the Act seeking re-determination of compensation were filed within a period of 90 days therefrom, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition, directing the respondents to consider the said applications in the light of the order, dated 29-12-2008, passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy, in O.P.No.107 of 2008 and batch, and pass appropriate orders thereon, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Subject to the above directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ R.Subhash Reddy, J Date: 9th February, 2010 lur