IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE 15th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2010 PRESENT: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2938 of 2010 BETWEEN: S. Mahender Reddy & others … PETITIONER(S) AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Chief Secretary, A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad and others …RESPONDENT(S) HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.2938 of 2010 ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for petitioners, the learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition and the learned Standing Counsel for respondents 2 and 3. In this writ petition, the petitioners who are owners of the land admeasuring Ac.7-33 gts in Survey No.51 situated Kandlakoi Village, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District has challenged the award No.9 of 2008 in File No.19/L.A/Unit-V/ORR/2006 dated 04.05.2008 passed by the 3rd respondent under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short – ‘the Act’). It is the case of the petitioners that though there are no rival claims and title disputes, the 3rd respondent has, without considering their claims on proper perspective, referred the matter under Sections 30 and 31 of the Act to the Civil Court and ordered the compensation amount of Rs.52,02,999/- payable to them to be deposited in the Civil Court on the ground of defective title. It is submitted by the learned counsel for petitioners that in an identical matter, in W.P. No.2247 of 2010, by order dated 10.02.2010, this Court has disposed of the matter quashing the award to the extent of reference only. Following the judgment referred to above, the learned Standing Counsel for respondents 2 and 3 also states that similar matters are disposed of by quashing the award to the extent of reference to the Civil Court and submits that this matter may also be disposed of in similar lines. Therefore, following the judgment of this Court in W.P.No.2247 of 2010, dated 10.02.2010, this petition is disposed of quashing the award No.9 of 2008 in File No.19/L.A/Unit-V/ORR/2006 dated 04.05.2008 passed by the 3rd respondent to the limited extent of referring the matter to Civil Court under Sections 30 and 31 of the Act with reference to the land admeasuring Ac.7-33 gts in Survey No.51 situated Kandlakoi Village, Medchal Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. It is also made clear that, with regard to enhancement of rate, the petitioners are at liberty to take appropriate steps in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The petitioners are permitted to file necessary documents relating to their title and possession of the land in question, before the 3rd respondent, within a period of two months from today and, on filing such documents, the 3rd respondent shall pass necessary supplementary award and take necessary steps for payment of compensation to the petitioners. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is allowed to the extent indicated above. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J 15th February 2010 CVRK