THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 10374 OF 2008 O R D E R: The petitioners are the owners of land in Sy.No.59 of Mamidipally village of Ranga ReddyDistrict. The 2nd respondent published a Notiﬁcation on 21.4.2007, under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act (for short “the Act”), proposing to acquire Acs.4-17 gts of land, out of the said survey number, for the purpose of providing a link road. An enquiry, under Section 5-A of the Act, was held. It is stated that in the declaration under Section 6, only Ac.0-04 gts of land was notiﬁed, and the award enquiry was conﬁned to that extent. The grievance of the petitioners is that having notiﬁed only Ac.0-04 gts of land for acquisition, the respondents have taken possession of 2005 sq.yards and passed an award, only in respect of Ac.0-04 gts of land. They seek appropriate direction, in this regard. The respondents ﬁled counter aﬃdavit, stating that though the draft notiﬁcation was for an extent of Acs.4-17 gts. in Sy.No.59, the acquisition was restricted to Ac.0-04 gts, in the draft declaration. It is stated that in case, the petitioners dispute the actual measurement of the land that was acquired, it is always open to them, to seek adjudication under Section 18 of the Act. Heard Sri C.B. Rama Mohana Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, and learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition. The petitioners approached this court on an earlier occasion, by ﬁling W.P.No.20903 of 2007, complaining that certain extent, over and above Ac.0-04 gts. of land, was taken possession of, by the respondents. This court disposed of the writ petition, by taking on record, the statement made on behalf of the respondents, that only Ac.0-04 gts. of land was taken. The 1st respondent passed an award, as regards Ac.0-04 gts. of land of the petitioners. Since a claim was made for more extent than that, the matter was referred to the Civil Court, under Section 30 of the Act. This court cannot decide the disputed questions of fact as to the extents of the land, which is said to have been taken over from the petitioners. The jurisdiction of the Civil Court, under Section 18 of the Act, is very wide, and not only the quantum of compensation, but also the measurement of the acquired land, can be determined by the Civil Court. The petitioners can put forward their contentions, as well as adduce evidence, in respect thereof. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing that in the reference made vis-à-vis the award passed, in respect of the land of the petitioners, the Civil Court shall determine the question of actual area of land taken from the petitioners, in addition to other questions, that are referred to it. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________ 25th September 2008 PAN