Osman Ahmed S/O. Late Dastagir Ahmed, v. The State Of Telangana, Rep., By Principal Secretary,

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE S.V. BHATT W.P.No.2137 of 2015 ORDER:

Petitioner prays for Mandamus declaring Award No.AA/851/2013 dated 31.10.2014 passed by the 2nd respondent and the resultant notice No.AA/851/2013 dated 14.11.2014 as illegal and contrary to the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (for short 'the Act').

On 05.02.2015, the writ was listed for admission. At the request of learned counsel for respondents, the case is directed to be listed today to enable the counsel to get instructions. Upon instructions, the learned Government Pleader submits that the award impugned in the writ petition is dated 31.10.2014 and also passed under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894. On examination of record, it is further stated that the cause complained in the writ petition is covered by the decision of this Court in W.P.No.29913 of 2014 and batch.

By adopting the reasons stated in the order dated 02.12.2014 in W.P.No.29913 of 2014 and batch, the impugned award is set aside and the writ petition is allowed. No order as to costs. It is needless to observe that the respondents are at liberty to proceed further in pending acquisition proceedings in accordance with Section 24 of the Act.

Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed.

______________ S.V. BHATT, J Date: 06.02.2015 KLP