THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 15125 of 1999 O R D E R: The petitioners are the owners of Acs.9.36 cents of land in survey No.115 of Gokavaram Village, Prattipadu Mandal, East Godavari District. The respondents proposed to dig an irrigation channel through the said land. It is stated that over an extent of Acs.2.85 cents of the land of the petitioners, the canal was dug without initiating any proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) and without their consent. While issuing notice before admission, this Court directed maintenance of status quo on 21.07.1999. The respondents filed a counter-affidavit stating that the canal was dug with the consent of the parties and that the proceedings under the Act were contemplated. Taking the same into account, this Court vacated the interim order on 21.01.2008. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation. The fact that the lands of the petitioners were utilized for digging of an irrigation canal is not in dispute. The learned Government Pleader for Irrigation has placed before this Court the relevant record. It is evident that initially, the petitioners were paid 80% of the tentative compensation on 28.10.2000 and the remaining 20% was paid on 05.10.2001. An award under Section 11(1) of the Act was passed by the Land Acquisition Officer on 09.06.2005. The first petitioner figured at item No.2 in the award and the compensation is mentioned as Rs.1,28,250/-. 12 others also figured as the owners of different extents of land. Inasmuch as the respondents have acquired the land of the petitioners and paid compensation, nothing remains to be decided in this writ petition. Hence, the writ petition is closed. __________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:15.12.2008. kdl