THE HON'BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.20464 OF 2011 Dated: 25.07.2011 Between: Pendekanti Rajesh … Petitioner AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh and 2 others …. Respondents … Respondents This Court made the following : THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.20464 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed aggrieved by order dated 03.12.2010 passed by the 3rd respondent in rejecting the petitioner’s request for reference under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short, ‘the Act’). Sri Y.Ravindra, the learned counsel, who accepted notice for the respondents 2 and 3, on instructions stated that the petitioner’s application made for reference under Section 18 of the Act was received within the time prescribed under Section 18 (2) of the Act. In the circumstances, the 3rd respondent is bound to make the reference under Section 18 of the Act and rejection on the ground that he did not attend the award enquiry and did not file the claim petition before passing the award is illegal. Accordingly, the impugned award is set aside and the Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents 2 and 3 to refer the matter to the competent Civil Court, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of this order. No costs. ___________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 25.07.2011 Ivd