THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Writ Petition No.6671 of 2010 ORDER: Petitioners 1 and 2 are said to be owners of 90 cents and 75 cents, respectively, in Sy.No.145/18A, and petitioner No.3 is the owner of 73 cents in Sy.No.145/18C of Seetharamapuram Village, Vadamalapet Mandal, Chittoor District. The Government acquired an extent of Ac.92.36 cents of land of that village, including the lands of the petitioners, for the purpose of an irrigation project. The Special Deputy Collector and Land Acquisition Officer, the 2nd respondent passed an award dated 05-02-2010, determining the market value for the lands. While he paid compensation in respect of certain lands, he referred the matter in respect of the lands of the petitioners and certain others to Civil Court, under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act (for short ‘the Act’). The petitioners submit that there was no third party claim for their lands and denial of compensation to them is illegal and arbitrary. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. A perusal of the award dated 05-02-2010, passed by the 2nd respondent discloses that he paid compensation to quite large number of the owners, whose lands were acquired. The lands in 16 sub-divisions of Sy.No.145 were also dealt with, under the award. On the ground that certain proceedings are pending, either in Civil Courts, or before this Court, in relation to the said lands, he referred the matter in relation to those sub-divisions, admeasuring Ac.16.86 cents to Civil Court, under Section 30 of the Act. He deposited the compensation therefor, before the Civil Court. It is true that the Land Acquisition Officer mentioned the details of the suits or proceedings in relation to those lands. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the petitioners have furnished the particulars of the lands, in respect of which the suits are pending. They have categorically stated that vis-à-vis the lands owned by them, no proceedings, much less any third party claims, are pending. This, however, is a matter, which needs to be verified. In case, no such claims are pending, the petitioners cannot be denied compensation. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that, in case no suits or other proceedings are pending, and no third party claims are filed, vis-à-vis the lands of the petitioners, in Sy.Nos.145/18A and 145/18C, of Seetharamapuram Village, Vadamalapet Mandal, the Civil Court concerned, to which the reference is made, shall permit the petitioners to withdraw the compensation awarded for their land. The reference vis-à-vis their lands shall be treated as the one, under Section 18 of the Act. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.30-04-2010. KO