THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.10301 of 2007 Dated 07th July, 2011 Between: Maganlal …Petitioner And The Government of A.P., rep.by its Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri B.Vijaysen Reddy Counsel for respondent Nos.1 &3: GP for Land Acquisition Counsel for respondent No.2: Sri R.Radha Krishna The Court made the following: ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “…to issue a Writ or any appropriate writ or writs or direction/s more particularly in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the Section 6 notification dt.15.01.2007 issued by the respondents and published on 24.01.2007 in respect of property bearing No.22-6-1072 to 74 Kali Kaman, Panjesha Road, Hyderabad, and all consequential proceedings in proceeding No.A/1571/2006 as illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional.” At the hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition representing respondent Nos.1 and 3 stated that an award has already been passed and that the petitioner has not only questioned the said award, but also has got the dispute referred to the competent civil Court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’). Sri B.Vijaysen Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner, has not disputed this position. Inasmuch as an award has already been passed and the dispute relating to quantum of compensation has already been referred to the competent civil Court, the prayer in the writ petition for quashing declaration under Section 6 of the Act cannot be granted. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to pursue the pending proceedings under Section 18 of the Act. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, interim order, dated 16.05.2007, shall stand vacated and W.P.M.P.No.13013 of 2007 and W.V.M.P.No.1587 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 07th July, 2011 VGB