V.V.S. Rao, J.

The petitioner assails the award dated 29.09.2011 in Lok Adalat Case No.1890 of 2011 passed by the Lok Adalat, Vijayawada, under Section 19 of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (the Act). Besides seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the impugned award, a consequential direction is sought to restore the first appeal, being A.S.No.128 of 2007, on the file of the Court of the VII Additional District and Sessions Judge, Vijayawada.

2. The petitioner is a Society registered in 1969 in the name and style of M/s.Sri Durga Malleswara Educational Society (hereafter called, the Society). It was started with the object of establishing and running educational institutions, in furtherance of which, statedly the Society established such institutions including Sathavahana College at Vijayawada in 1971.

3. The Society entered into an agreement of sale dated 11.12.1971 with the second respondent for the purchase of land admeasuring Acs.2.94 cents in NTS No.13, Moghalrajapuram, Vijayawada, for establishing Sathavahana College. In addition to the advance payment of Rs.50,000/- paid on the date of agreement, the Society also made other payments. The second responde