THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 19820 of 2008 ORDER: The petitioners are the owners of land admeasuring Ac.21.10 guntas in Survey Nos.77,80,81,86,87,88 and 150 of Yerragollapahad Village, Jangaon Mandal, Warangal District. The land was utilized for the purpose of a minor irrigation project in the year 1986. After prolonged correspondence, the District Collector, 3rd respondent herein, issued notice, dated 12.06.1997, under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short “the Act’). Declaration under Section 6 of the Act was published on 31.07.1997. Award enquiry took place in the year 2001, with the issuance of notices under Sections 9 and 10 of the Act. The grievance of the petitioners is that the Land Acquisition Officer, 4th respondent herein, has not passed award. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Irrigation and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. The proceedings under the Act, as regards the land of the petitioners, were taken to very advanced stage, by the time the writ petition was filed. Notifications under Sections 4 and 6 of the Act were published and award enquiry was also in progress. Learned Government Pleader has placed before this Court a copy of the award, dated 31.08.2007, through which compensation for the lands acquired from the petitioners was determined. A copy of the consolidated voucher dated 31.08.2007 is also filed, which discloses that the compensation as determined under the award, was paid to as many as 19 persons. From this, it is evident that the petitioners have also received compensation in respect of their lands. With this, the grievance of the petitioners stands redressed. The writ petition is accordingly closed. There shall be no order as to costs. _________ 31.12.2008 JSU THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 19820 of 2008 Date: 31.12.2008 JSU