IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 25031 of 2004 Between: Smt.M.Rachamma W/o late Ramaiah Peddagadda, Mahaboobnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Special Deputy Collector (L.A.O) Srisailam Project, Wanaparthy P.O., Mahaboobnagar District. 2 The Special Collector (L.A.O) Srisailam Project, Kurnool. .....RESPONDENTS 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 declaring the inaction of the respondents herein in referring Award No.17/1979 of Bekkam Village, Kollapur Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District to the Civil court under section 18(1) of Land Acquistion Act as per the Judgment of this Honourable court in WP.No.11357/1985 dt. 27/11/1985, as being illegal, unjust and violative of Art. 14 and 21 of the constitution of India, Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.E.V.BHAGIRATHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents : AGP FOR LAND ACQUISITION. The Court made the following : ORDER: This writ petition is ﬁled for a writ of Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents in referring Award No.17 of 1979 of Bekkam Village, Kollapur Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District, to the Civil Court, under Section 18(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’), as per the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.11357 of 1985, dated 27.11.1985, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. At the hearing, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition placed before me letter, dated 09.03.2005, addressed by the Special Deputy Collector, L.A. & Reh., S.S.P., Wanaparthy, to the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, wherein it is mentioned that cheque bearing No.004946, dated 09.02.2005, was prepared in favour of the petitioner, under the terms of Lok Adalath Settlement, for payment of compensation. It is also mentioned in the said letter that the said cheque is under distribution to the petitioner and the same has been informed to the petitioner vide Notice No.B3/90/05, dated 11.02.2005. Along with the said letter, he enclosed a copy of the said cheque and notice, which was issued to the petitioner. This letter is taken on record. 3. Since the issue is settled before Lok Adalath, in pursuance of which compensation has been received by the petitioner, the prayer for referring the dispute to Civil Court under Section 18 of the Act cannot be granted. 4. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. No costs. ________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J 25th August, 2008 v v