THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8229 of 2007 Date: 25.02.2008 Between: Atapaka Subramanyam and others … Petitioners AND The Govt. of A.P., Rep by the Secretary, Irrigation Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. And others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioners: Sri Narsimha Chary Counsel for respondents: A.G.P. for Land Acquisition. HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.8229 of 2007 ORDER:- This writ petition is filed for a writ of mandamus to set aside notification dated 15.2.2007 issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short “the Act”). Heard Sri Narsimha Chary, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition for respondents. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition submitted that award in this case was passed on 25.12.2006 and the petitioners who filed the writ petition much later, i.e., on 18.4.2007, failed to challenge the award. Since, the acquisition proceedings culminated in passing of the award and unless the validity of the award is challenged, the petitioners cannot succeed in seeking invalidation of the acquisition proceedings. In view of the same, the writ petition is dismissed. As a sequel to dismissal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.10556 of 2007 filed by the petitioners seeking interim relief is also dismissed. ___________________________ C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY,J Date:25.02.2008 mdaa