IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND EIGHT ONLY PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.3102 of 2005 Between: M/S. Tirupath Cotton Mills, Renigunta, Chittoor District & another. … Petitioners AND The Revenue Divisional Officer/ Special Deputy Collector, LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER Tirupathi, Chittoor & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Smt. K. Annapurna 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.3102 of 2005 ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal. This writ petition is filed for a writ of Mandamus to direct respondent No.1 to refer the petitioners’ application under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 to the competent civil Court. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition submitted on the basis of letter dated 30.03.2005 addressed by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, to the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition that the application of the petitioners for reference was submitted to the civil Court through the Assistant Government Pleader, Tirupati on 30.03.2005. In view of the same, the writ petition is disposed of as infructuous. Liberty is given to the petitioners to initiate appropriate proceedings, if follow up action in pursuance of letter dated 30.03.2005 of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Tirupati, referred to above, is not taken for numbering and disposal of the reference on merits by the civil Court. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, WPMP.No.4212 of 2005 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is disposed of as infructuous. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 25.06.2008 ES