The Hon'ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.28872 of 2011 Date: 2nd November, 2011 Between: Katrapally Nagaraju ..... Petitioner and 1.The District Collector, Warangal District and 2 others. .....Respondents Counsel for the Petitioner: Ms.Pragya Palawat for Mr.Venkat Reddy Donthi Reddy Counsel for the Respondents: AGP for Land Acquisition The Court made the following : O R D E R: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the inaction of the respondents, in passing supplementary award in respect of the acquired land to the extent of Ac.0-11 guntas in Survey No.178 of Mahabubabad, Warangal District, pertaining to M/s.Venkateswara Oil Mill, in which the petitioners are claiming 1/3rd share each, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a consequential direction to refer the matter to the competent civil Court for adjudicating the title dispute. Heard Ms.Pragya Palawat, learned Counsel, representing Sri Venkat Reddy Donthi Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioner, and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, representing the respondents. The above-mentioned extent of property was acquired by the respondents, under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (for short ‘the Act’), for construction of a road over bridge. Their grievance is that no award has been passed so far. By Memo bearing Rc.No.D/739/2010, dated 26-10-2010, respondent No.2 has informed petitioner No.1 that as one Sri Jilugula Lakshminarayana, Son of late Bandaraiah, made a claim for payment of compensation in respect of the subject land, the matter was referred to the Tahsildar, Mahabubabad, for discrete enquiry and that, soon after receipt of report, further action will be taken under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act. Respondent No.2 is under obligation to decide on the rival claims for payment of compensation or, at his discretion, refer the dispute to the competent civil Court. In either event, he shall deposit the amount of compensation fixed for the acquired property before the civil Court under Section 31 (2) of the Act. Respondent No.2, therefore, cannot abdicate his statutory functions by not passing an award in terms of Section 30 of the Act. For the above-mentioned reasons, the Writ Petition is disposed of with the direction to respondent No.2 to enquire into the claims of the petitioner and the said Jilugula Lakshminarayana, and pass an award in terms of Sections 30 and 31 of the Act within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. As a sequel, WPMP.No.35702 of 2011, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. ______________________ (C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy, J) 2nd November, 2011 LUR