IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO : 1019 of 2008 Between: Done Buchimallu, s/o Sri Mallaiah, r/o Rebbena village, Bejjur Mandal, Adilabad District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Collector, Adilabad District. 2 the Sub-Collector and Land Acquisition Officer, Asifabad, Office at Asifabad Mandal, Adilabad District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly a writ of mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in referring the matter to the Civil Court for better adjudication of the rights of the petitioner, after filing of the representation dated 15-03-2007 under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, is arbitrary, illegal, ultra vires, null and void and against the fundamental and constitutional rights of the petitioner, in the interest of justice and equity or pass any other order or orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.MOHAMMED RAHAIL AHMED Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P. No. 1019 of 2008 O R D E R: The only grievance of the petitioner appears to be that after passing of Award the compensation was paid and the petitioner herein received the same under protest and filed an application for reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act to the competent civil Court, but the 2nd respondent is not referring the matter to the competent civil Court. In the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits, the 2nd respondent is directed to verify and examine the matter as to whether any application filed by the petitioner under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, seeking reference of the matter to the competent civil Court, is pending and if any such application is pending, to consider the same as per law and pass appropriate orders within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this Order and communicate the same to the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. C.V. RAMULU, J.