THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA Writ Petition No.18377 of 2006 ORDER: The petitioners, who are eight in number, filed the present writ petition aggrieved by the action of the respondents in not paying compensation, along with other claimants, in respect of their acquired lands, as per Award No.36/94-95, dated 01.09.1994. This Court issued Rule nisi on 26.02.2007. Subsequently, the second respondent, namely, the Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition), AMRP Unit, SLBC, Gandhamvarigudem, Nalgonda, filed counter in the matter denying allegations made by the petitioner. Para- 6 thereof reads as under: “I submit that, after following due procedure under the Land Acquisition Act, an award No.36/94-95 was passed on 01.09.1994. It is submitted that the petitioners did not attend the Award enquiry in spite of service of notices under Sections 9 (1) & 10 and 9 (3) & 10 of the Land Acquisition Act. The amount was decided to be kept in Civil Court Deposit. Since the particulars of the land owners and their respective share are not available the amount could not be deposited. Anyhow if the petitioners approach the Land Acquisition Officer with necessary documents in proof of their title to the land, the amount will be disbursed to the petitioners.” In view of the statement made by the second respondent in his counter, extracted hereinabove, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners would approach the Land Acquisition Officer with necessary documents in proof of their title to the acquired land and a direction be given to the Land Acquisition Officer to consider the cases of the petitioners and pay the amounts as per their entitlement. In the circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioners to approach the Land Acquisition Officer with necessary documents in proof of their title to the acquired land and the Land Acquisition Officer is directed to consider the cases of the petitioners in accordance with law and pay the amounts as per their entitlement, within a period of three months thereafter. No costs. ___________________ N.V. RAMANA, J. Date:06.04.2010 VGB