IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 23940 of 2004 Between: 1 S. Guru Pada Reddy, S/o. Late Sirlgiri Venkata Siva Reddy, Original Claimant died), Muchhumarri Village, Pagidyala Mandal, ' Kurnool district. 2 Chabolu Nagi Reddy, S/o. Shashi Reddy, Muchumarri Village Pagidyala (Mdl), Kurnool district. 3 Shiva Parvathi Reddy, S/o. Nagi Reddy Muchhumarri Village, Pagidyala Mandal, ' Kurnool district. 4 T. Venkataramana, S/o. T. Sitaramaiah, Original Claimant died. Malyala Village, Nandikotkuru (mdl), Kurnool district. 5 Smt. Mangali Ramulamma, Original Claimant died, Malayala Village, nandikotkuru Mdl., Kurnool District. 6 Golla Chinna Shunkanna, S/o. Balaiah Sathanikota Village, nandikotkuru Mdl., Kurnool District. 7 Vadla Shakuntalamma, Original Claimant died. Sathanikota Village Nandikotkuru Mdl, Kurnool District. 8 Pinjari Pakkir Sab, S/o. Madar Sab, Pagidyala (Mdl) Kurnool District. 9 E. Chowdaiah, (L.R. of Abuleshu), Original Claimant died, Pagidyala Village, Kurnool District. 10 Chinna Tirupatamma, Original Claimant died, 80 Bhannur Village, Jupadu Banglaw(mdl), Kurnool District. 11 Telgu Anjanamma, Original Claimant Died, Sathanikota Village, Nandikotkuru Mdl,Kurnool District. 12 Boya Veeramma, W/o. Boya Ankanna, Muchumarri Village, Pagidyala Mdl., Kurnool District. 13 Madige Varalingam S/o. Kannaiah, Muchumarri Village Pagidyala Mdl, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 State of A.P., rep. by its Secretary, Irigation & CAD Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquistion Officer, Srisailam Project, Kurnool, Kurnool District. 3 The Special Collector, Srisailam Project, Collectorate Complex, Kurnool, Kurnool District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court may be pleased to Issue a writ, order or direction more particularly in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents not paying the compensation amount as per Lok Adalat in G.O.Ms.No. 234 dt. 15.10.1993 relating to the awards 16/76, 17/76, 30/78, 3/77, 10/76, 39./78, 14/76, 12/76, 7/76, 30/76, 3/75, 13/76, 2/77, 30/79, 34/79, 6/77 of the petitioners situated in Pagidyala and Nandikotkur Mandal, as illegal and arbitrary, and consequently direct the respondents to pay the compensation as per Lok Adalat settlement in G.O.M.S.No. 234, dt. 15.10.1993, and pass such other order or orders may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.S.GIRIMOJI RAO Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.23940 of 2004 ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not paying the compensation amounts as per Lok Adalath award and G.O.Ms.No.234, dated 15.10.1993, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition placed before me letter, dated 03.06.2005, addressed by the Special Deputy Collector, LA & Reh., SSP, Kurnool, to the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, wherein it is mentioned that cheques were prepared in respect of all the petitioners and handed over to the District Judge-cum-Chairman, Lok Adalath, Kurnool, for distribution of the same. Along with the said letter, he enclosed the statement containing the details of the petitioners, the extents of their lands, the amounts of compensation and the cheque numbers and dates. This letter is taken on record. 3. In view of the payment of the amounts as claimed in the said letter, the cause in the writ petition does not survive for consideration. 4. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed as infructuous. No costs. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 25th August, 2008 v v