IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 20250 of 2011 Between: 1 D. Balanaikj, S/o. Swamy Naik, R/o.Gorkallu Thanda, H/o.Gorkallu village, Panyam Mandal, Kurnool District and 16 others ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Government of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Irrigation & CAD Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and four others .....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO :20250 of 2011 ORDER: The agricultural land of the petitioners situated in Gorkallu Village, Kurnool District was acquired in the year 2005 for the purpose of submergence under Narasimhacharya Reservoir and by Award, dated 23.10.2006 passed by the respondent No.5, compensation at the rate of Rs.65,000/- per acre was awarded. On reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, the Principal Senior Civil Judge, Nandyal by order dated 5.6.2009 in O.P.No.1024 of 2007 and batch enhanced the compensation from Rs.65,000/- to Rs.1,85,000/- per acre. Aggrieved by the same, the State preferred LAAS.No.112 of 2010 & batch and the same is pending before this Court. By order dated 11.3.2010 this court granted interim stay subject to depositing half of the enhanced compensation within six weeks and permitted the claimants to withdraw the same without furnishing any security. Pursuant thereto, the respondent No.4 by proceedings dated 23.04.2010 while according sanction for the required amount, requested the third respondent to transfer the required budget to Special Collector, Srisailam Project, Kurnool, and also directed the 5th respondent to take further immediate action after receipt of LOC and authorization from the third respondent. In spite of the said order, as the respondents failed to deposit the compensation amount, the present writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the inaction on the part of the respondent is arbitrary and illegal. Having regard to the proceedings dated 23.04.2010 issued by the respondent No.4, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents 4 & 5 as well as the learned Government Pleader for irrigation, who accepted notice for the respondent No.3, represented on instructions that immediate steps will be taken in terms of the proceedings of the respondent No.4, dated 23.04.2010. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents 3 and 5 to act upon the proceedings of the fourth respondent, dated 23.04.2010 within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. __________ 26.07.2011 Rns/gbs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 2 CD copies