( 1 ) THESE writ petitions have been referred to a Full Bench on the ground that the main point arising therein is the same as the case in W. A. No. 144/1986. The point raised in W. A. No. 144/1986 is regarding the point of time from which limitation for reference u/s. 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) would commence. The said Writ Appeal could not be heard by us for other reasons. But inasmuch as the same point is involved here, we propose to decide the same in W. P. No. 13203/1985. So far as W. P. Nos. 11940, 11764 and 11938 of 1985 are concerned, we shall deal with them separately, at the end of this judgment. We shall first refer to the facts in W. P. No. 13203/1985 initially.

( 2 ) IN W. P. No. 13203/85, the relief claim-ed is for the issue of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondent (the Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition, Unit I, Sriram-sagar Project) to refer to the civil court u/s. 18 of the Act the matter in respect of the compensation in respect of Ac. 50-00 of land covered by the single Award No. 10/1976-77 dated 9-12-1976. The writ petition in filed of 18-11-1985 by 75 petitioners. It is alleged that the petitioners ar

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