THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.33274 OF 2011 O R D E R: This Writ Petition is filed seeking to issue a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not implementing Award No.3473/67/A, dated 05.10.1957, passed by respondent No.2 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to provide alternate land equivalent to the land allotted in the Award to the petitioners forthwith. 2. The brief facts, as stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, are that the petitioners and respondent No.4 are the wife, son and three daughters respectively of one B.Sugnaneshwar Rao, who was the absolute owner and pattadar of lands in Survey Nos.117, 118, 119, 128 and 129 admeasuring Ac.22.16 guntas having succeeded the same from his ancestors and the same were allotted to him in a compromise recorded in a partition suit vide O.S.No.22/14 of 1957 on the file of the District Musif, Wanaparthy, Mahabubnagar District. ‘A’ schedule appended to the said judgment was allotted to B.Sugnaneshwar Rao including the land in the survey numbers as mentioned. While so, the lands of B.Sugnaneshwar Rao in the said survey numbers were acquired by respondent No.2 so as to include in the reserve forest area and an Award No.3473/67/A was passed on 05.10.1957 granting land to land compensation patta of Ac.24.00cs i.e., in Survey No.132 to an extent of Ac.18.00cs and Survey No.167 to an extent of Ac.6.00cs out of Ac.60.00cs, but the said Award is not implemented till date. The land allotted to B.Sugnaneshwar Rao has been used for providing house sites to the weaker sections and there is no land available in Survey Nos.132 and 167 of Shakrapur Village to be allotted to the petitioners. B.Sugnaneshwar Rao died on 27.09.2010 without having the land allotted to him. Inspite of making several representations to respondent No.3 for allotment of alternate land, it is of no use and hence, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Forests appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 stated that respondent No.3 has to take appropriate decision in view of the fact that joint survey has been conducted by the Revenue Department and the Forest Department for providing alternate site to the petitioners. 4. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to take appropriate decision on the aspect of providing alternate site to the petitioners in accordance with law within a period of two (2) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _​_____________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 19th December, 2011 AMD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION NO.33274 OF 2011 Date:19.12.2011 AMD