HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.250 of 2010 ORDER: The petitioners question the action of the respondent authority in forcibly entering into the land admeasuring Ac.5.00 in Survey No.37/1 of Midjil village and Mandal of Mahaboobnagar District on 08.01.2010 and in commencing digging up of the land without payment of compensation and without referring the matter to the Civil Court under Sections 30 and 31 of the Land Acquisition Act. The respondents, in their counter affidavit, have stated that an award has already been passed; possession of the land has already been taken; and construction of an Electricity sub-station has already commenced. Learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition would submit that Award No.F/2972/2006 was passed on 25.03.2009; a sum of Rs.15,00,000/- was awarded as compensation to the 5th respondent; Rs.11,42,000/- was paid to the 5th respondent vide cheque No.865113 dated 21.04.2009; and the balance Rs.3,57,900/- was paid vide cheque No.865114 dated 27.01.2010. As the compensation, payable under the award, has already been paid to the 5th respondent the question of now referring the matter to the Civil Court, under Sections 30 and 31 of the Land Acquisition Act, does not arise. The petitioners seek liberty to take appropriate legal proceedings against the 2nd respondent who, they allege, colluded with the 5th respondent. Without making any observations on the allegations of collusion it is made clear that the order now passed shall not preclude the petitioners from initiating appropriate proceedings against the 2nd respondent, in accordance with law. Leaving it open to the petitioner to avail such other remedies as are available to them under law with regards their entitlement for the compensation amount vis-à-vis the 5th respondent the Writ Petition fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. Date:02.06.2010 ___________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J MRKR