THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19978 of 2009 ORDER: The petitioners feel aggrieved by an award, dated 01.07.2009, passed by respondent No.2 in respect of various extents of land situated in Mallavaripalem Village, Satyavedu Mandal, Chittoor District. Notification under Sections 4 (1) and declaration under Section 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’) were issued in the year 2006 proposing to acquire the subject land for the purpose of establishing a Special Economic Zone. W.P.No.25571 of 2006 was filed challenging the invocation of urgency clause. The writ petition was disposed of setting aside the declaration under Section 6 of the Act and directing that the enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act shall be held. When the enquiry under Section 5-A of the Act was in progress, the period for publication of fresh declaration under Section 6 of the Act expired. Therefore, respondent No.1 published a fresh notification under Section 4 (1) of the Act on 09.04.2008. The petitioners filed W.P.No.3599 of 2009 against the said notification raising several grounds. An order of status quo was passed on 25.02.2009. During the pendency of that writ petition, the impugned award was passed. The petitioners contend that the award was passed in the teeth of the order of status quo passed by this Court on 25.02.2009. Another contention advanced is about the nature of award enquiry. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. The scope of interference by this Court in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with an award passed under Section 11 of the Act is very limited. The aggrieved party has to avail the remedy of reference under Section 18 of the Act. The ground urged by the petitioner is that the award was passed in the teeth of the interim order passed by this Court in W.P.No.3599 of 2009. If that be so, the remedy for the petitioners is to file a contempt case. Independent writ petition, assailing the award, cannot be filed. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioner to file a contempt case, if the facts and circumstances warrant. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:23.04.2010 kdl