HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.8662 of 2011 ORDER: A notification under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) was published on 31.01.2011 by the Principal Secretary to Government, Energy Department, the 2nd respondent herein, proposing to acquire As.33.77 cents of land in survey No.430/1B of Orvakallu Village and Mandal, Kurnool District, for the purpose of establishment of an Electrical Sub-station. The petitioners state that they are in possession of substantial extent of the said land, so much so, they have been issued pattadar pass books and title deeds by the Revenue Department. Their grievance is that the respondents are trying to dispossess them without considering their claims and without paying any compensation. At the stage of admission itself, learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition obtained instructions. It is stated that in view of the urgency for acquisition of the land for establishment of 765/400 KV Sub-station, enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act was dispensed with and 80% of the tentative compensation was paid to the persons, who are entitled to receive it. Heard Sri K.B.Ramanna Dora, learned counsel for the petitioners, and learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. The proceedings under the Act are at the initial stage. The petitioners have filed copy of notification published under Section 4(1) of the Act. It is not known whether declaration under Section 6 of the Act was published. By this time, 80% of the tentative compensation, as provided for under Section 17-(3-A) of the Act, is said to have been paid to certain persons, but not to the petitioners. In case the petitioners are of the view that they alone are to be paid compensation, they can certainly put forward their claim in the award proceedings. The Land Acquisition Officer, the 3rd respondent, shall take the claims of the petitioners into account. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, leaving it open to the petitioners to put forward their claims in the award enquiry and the Land Acquisition Officer shall take the same into account, while passing the award. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J Dt:08.04.2011 GJ