THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 23288 OF 2011 Dated: 20.09.2011 Between: Somu Rayudu and another ..... PETITIONERS AND The Land Acquisition Officer and Special Deputy Collector and another ..... RESPONDENTS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No. 23288 OF 2011 ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking a declaration that the alleged action of the respondents in not referring the matter to the civil Court for determination of the compensation under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act’), is arbitrary and illegal. It is stated that the lands belonging to the petitioners to an extent of Ac.4.93 cents situated in survey Nos.16/2A, 16/1A and 27/1B/6 in Arempudi Village, Sankavaram Mandal, East Godavari District were acquired by notification under Section 4(1) of the Act dated 25.01.2008 for excavation of Indira Sagar Project (Polavaram) Left Main Canal. Pursuant thereto, an award was passed by the 1st respondent on 03.08.2010. It is stated that the petitioners submitted an application on 04.09.2010 requesting the respondents to refer the matter under Section 18 (2) of the Act for determination of the compensation by the civil Court. Alleging that the respondents failed to consider their application, the present writ petition is filed. The material placed before this Court shows that the petitioners’ application dated 04.09.2010 was received in the office of the Tahsildar, Peddapuram in September, 2010 itself. As there was no response from the respondents, the petitioners made a representation dated 25.7.2011 again requesting for reference to Civil Court. The said Revision which was sent by registered post was received in the office of the 2nd respondent on 29.07.2011. Since the petitioners’ application for reference was made within the limitation prescribed under Section 18 (2) of the Act, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents submitted that the petitioners’ request would be considered in accordance with law. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider the petitioners’ application for reference to Civil Court under Section 18 of the Act and take appropriate action following due process of law. No costs. ​ ___________ Date: 20.09.2011 G. ROHINI, J Ivd