IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23043 of 2001 Between: Vadde Eswaraiah … Petitioner AND The Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Secretary (L.A.), Secretariat, Buildings Hyderabad & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri B. Venkata Madhava Reddy for Sri K. Janakirami Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Land Acquisition This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23043 of 2001 ORDER:- This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in paying compensation amount to the petitioner for more than 15 years, as illegal and unconstitutional. It is not in dispute that the lands of the petitioner were acquired for the purpose of Srisailam Hydro Electric Project and the reference Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 ﬁxed compensation of Rs.13,000/- per acre and the appeal ﬁled by the respondents (A.S.No.166 of 1996) was dismissed by this Court on 29.10.1997. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the lands were acquired in the year 1986 and the quantum of compensation has been duly determined, which determination has become ﬁnal in 1997 itself, the same has not been paid. A perusal of the record shows that the respondents have ﬁled counter-aﬃdavit in the writ petition ﬁled by one Aziyat Bee and another, though the number of the writ petition is shown to be pertaining to the present case, namely, WP.No.23043 of 2001. Therefore, this counter-aﬃdavit is of no use for deciding this writ petition. Be that as it may, as the grievance of the petitioner is legitimate and the respondents have a constitutional obligation both under Articles 300A and 31A of the Constitution of India to pay the compensation for the lands acquired by them, the writ petition is allowed. If compensation is not already paid, the respondents shall pay the same to the petitioner with all the statutory beneﬁts in terms of judgment and decree dated 23.11.1992 in O.P.No.3663 of 1991 as conﬁrmed by this Court in judgment dated 29.10.1997 in A.S.No.166 of 1996, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition in the manner indicated above, WPMP.No.29064 of 2001 ﬁled by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 06.08.2008 ES