THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16433 of 2007 Date: 26.02.2008 Between: M.S.V.S. Ramachandra Rao … Petitioner AND The State of A.P., Rep by Principal Secretary to Revenue (Land Acquisition), Hyderabad. And others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Satyanarayana Nimmagadda Counsel for respondents: A.G.P. for Land Acquisition. HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16433 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed seeking the following substantive relief: “…Hon’ble Court may please to issue a writ, order or directions more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not referring the dispute as to entitlement of compensation between the petitioner and the 5th respondent for the acquisition of land of Ac.2.00 cents in R.S.No.223/1 of Gopalapuram village for excavation of Thadipudi Lift Irrigation Canal, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of provisions of the Land Acquisition Act and offends Article 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the respondents to refer the matter to competent civil court for decision and deposit compensation therein pending such adjudication of the matter and to pass such other order…” At the hearing, none appears for the petitioner. It is therefore, reasonable to presume that the petitioner is not interested in prosecuting the cause in the writ petition. The writ petition is therefore liable to be dismissed in default. Even otherwise, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed on merits. In the counter affidavit filed by the Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Tadipudi Lift Irrigation Scheme Unit-I, Kovvur, West Godavari district –respondent No.2, it is stated that respondent No.2 paid compensation regarding land value and crop value of Rs.2,71,780/- through cheque dated 23.3.2007 to the son of respondent No.5 - Mateti Peda Srinivasa Rao. For the above-mentioned reasons, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.20898 of 2007 filed by the petitioner seeking interim relief is also dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:26.02.2008 mdaa