IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY NINETH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1362 of 2008 Between: Vangapalli Ram Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND The Special Collector (FAC) LA, Sriramsagar Project, SSRP & JSR GLIT, Tarnaka, Hyderabad And 2 others .....RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.1362 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus to direct respondent Nos.1 and 2 to permit the petitioner to participate in the award enquiry in respect of lands and structures acquired under proceedings No.B/221/2007 dated 11.06.2007 and notification dated 11.06.2007 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the petitioner claimed that he is the absolute owner of the property admeasuring Ac.1.08 guntas in Sy.No.725 of Cheerlavancha village, Sircilla Mandal, Karimnagar District and that the said property was proposed to be acquired under notification dated 11.06.2007 issued under Section 4(1) of the Act. According to the petitioner, on 21.01.2008, he made a claim for compensation in respect of the said land. The apprehension of the petitioner is that respondent No.2, without giving him an opportunity of hearing, is seeking to finalize the award enquiry and pay compensation to respondent No.3, who is not concerned with the said property. In the manner in which the writ petition is proposed to be disposed of, I do not feel it necessary to give notice to respondent No.3. Instead, in the wake of the apprehension expressed by the petitioner that he may not be heard by respondent No.2, I deem it proper to dispose of the writ petition in the following terms; 1) Respondent No.2 is directed to entertain the representation of the petitioner and consider the same before finalizing the award; 2) In the event a decision adverse to his interest is taken, the petitioner is free to avail the remedies open to him under law; 3) Till the decision is taken by respondent No.2, the compensation amount shall not be disbursed; Ordered accordingly. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.1629 of 2008 filed by the petitioner for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Dated: 29.01.2008 Dsr