IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE BILAL NAZKI WRIT PETITION NO : 5079 of 1995 Between: 1 Smt. Vangala Satya Vani W/o. Venakata Ratna Rao, R/o. D.No. 35-3-19, Vemurivari Lane, Digumartivari Street, Kakinada. 2 Smt. M.S.V.S.N.B.A.K.Prasanna Kumari, W/o. Bhanu Murthy, R/o. D.No. 35-3-19, Vemurivari Lane, Digumartivari Street, Kakinada. 3 Smt. D. Sunita Devi W/o. Sri D.S.S. Raju R/o. D.No. 3-1, Rajupalem, Via G. Mamidada, Pedapudi Mandalam, East Godavari Dist. 4 Sri Datla Surya Subrahmanyam Raju S/o. Lakshmipathi Raju R/o. D.No. 3-1, Rajupalem, Via G. Mamidada, Pedapudi Mandalam, East Godavari Dist. ..... PETITIONERS AND The Land Acquisition Officer & Revenue Divisional Officer Kakinada. .....RESPONDENT Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of 'Writ of Mandamus' directing the respondent herein to refer the matter to the Civil Court in respect of properties, Viz. plots admeasuring 1782 Sq.yards forming part of Survey No. 292/1 of Ramanayyapeta Village, belonging to the petitioners in pursuance of their application dated 18.1.1993 made under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act. Counsel for the Petitioners:MR.DEEPAK BHATTACHARJEE Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following O R D E R: Heard learned counsel for the parties. Counter has not been filed. The only grievance of the petitioners is that an award has been passed and they have accepted the compensation under protest. They made an application for making a reference to the civil Court under Section 18(2) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”), but the Land Acquisition Officer has not made the reference so far. In these circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Land Acquisition Officer & Revenue Divisional Officer, Kakinada to make the reference in terms of Section 18(2) of the Act, if an application was made, within time, by the petitioners. No order as to costs. ___________________ (Bilal Nazki,J) Date:3rd March, 2005 vrn To 1. The Land Acquisition Officer & Revenue Divisional Officer Kakinada. 2. Two C.Cs to the G.P. for Land Acquisition, High Court Buildings, A.P., Hyderabad. 3. Two C.D copies.