HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.Nos.27011 OF 2011 Date : 28-10-2011 Between : A.M. Sankar Dev and another ..Petitioners And Government of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District and others ` ..Respondents Counsel for petitioner : None appeared Counsel for respondent Nos.1 to 3: Government Pleader for Land Acquisition The Court made the following: ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of respondent No.3 in not issuing award enquiry notice to the petitioner as contemplated under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short "the Act") as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioners also sought for a consequential direction to respondent Nos.1 to 3 to refer the dispute to the Civil Court under Section 30 of the Act in respect of Ac.3-52 cents out of Ac.10-00 of land in Sy.No.363/2, situated in Kasimi Kuppam village accounts, Puttur Mandal, Chittoor District. At the hearing, there is no representation for the petitioners. The Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, on instructions, submitted that in pursuance of the notice issued by respondent No.3, the petitioners have attended the award enquiry on 12-10-2011 and that the award is yet to be passed. The learned Government Pleader further submitted that that respondent No.3 will consider the claim of the petitioners while passing the award and takes appropriate decision with respect to apportionment of compensation and the desirability of reference of the dispute to the Civil Court. Having regard to the above submission of the learned Government Pleader, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, WPMP No.33367/2011 is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 28-10-2011 AM