THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.595 of 2008 Date: 12.02.2008 Between: Arava Siva Rama Krishna … Petitioner AND The State of A.P., Rep by Its Principal Secretary, Revenue (LA) Department, Hyderabad. And others … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Nimmagadda Satyanarayana Counsel for respondents: A.G.P. for Land Acquisition. HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.595 of 2008 ORDER: This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not referring the claim of the petitioner to the competent civil court under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”) for enhancement of compensation in respect of Ac.9.20 cents of land comprised in survey No.318 of Polavaram village as illegal and arbitrary. After notice, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition produced before me a copy of the award, a perusal of which shows that the award was passed with the consent of the parties including the petitioner. The name of the petitioner is shown at serial No.94 and it is not in dispute that he received the compensation amount. Under Section 18 of the Act reference to a civil court is required to be made after the party who has objection to the measurement of the land, the amount of the compensation etc., makes a written application to the Collector for reference of the dispute to civil court. Since the petitioner gave consent for the award, it is deemed that he has no objection to the amount of compensation fixed under the consent award. The petitioner filed this writ petition by suppressing the fact that it is a consent award. For the above-mentioned reasons, the writ petition is dismissed. For suppression of the material fact, the petitioner shall pay costs of Rs.5,000/- (rupees five thousand only) to be deposited to the credit of Secretary, Andhra Pradesh High Court Legal Services Authority within a period of four weeks from today. The Secretary, Andhra Pradesh High Court Legal Services Authority shall file his report if the amount is not deposited within the time stipulated above, so that this court may give appropriate directions for recovery of the same from the petitioner. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.673 of 2008 filed by the petitioner seeking interim relief is also dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:12.02.2008 mdaa