IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.367 of 2007 Between: Bheemavaram Eswara Reddy & others … Petitioners And Govt., of A.P., rep., by its Principal Secretary, Hyderabad & another. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri K.V. Subba Reddy, Counsel for the respondents: GP for Land Acquisition This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.367 of 2007 ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed for the following substantive relief: “… Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue writ or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd respondent in not considering the application made under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act by the petitioners on 20.04.2002 to redetermine the amount of compensation on par with claimants in L.A.O.P.No.248 of 2000 on the file of the Principal District Judge, Kadapa to pay compensation to the petitioners is illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to consider the application made under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act by the petitioners on 20.04.2002 to redetermine the amount of compensation on par with claimants in L.A.O.P.No.248 of 2000 on the file of the Principal District Judge, Kadapa to pay compensation to the petitioners.” At the hearing, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, on instructions, stated that pending the Writ Petition, the Collector passed an award under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 on 11.01.2008. This statement is not disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioners. Having regard to the subsequent event, the grievance of the petitioners stands redressed and the Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.463 of 2007 filed by the petitioners for interim relief is also dismissed. ____________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 04.07.2011 ES