JUDGMENT : (Per Bilal Nazki, J.)

This is an appeal filed against the judgment and decree in O.P.No. 276 of 1993. Land admeasuring Ac. 8-31 guntas and 61 sq.yards in T.S.No. 26 and Sy.Nos. 286 to 291, 293 and 296 situated at Bagh Amberpet village, Musheerabad Mandal, Hyderabad was acquired for the purpose of providing police parade grounds and ultimately an award was passed. A reference was made by the Land Acquisition Officer to the Civil Court which decided the matter on 21-1-2000. During the pendency of the reference before the trial Court the present appellant moved an application and got himself arrayed as party-claimant No. 16 claiming that the acquired land was surplus land under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, therefore any compensation payable towards the land should be paid to the Urban Land Ceiling Authority and not to other claimants. The claimants 1 to 14 claimed that they were brothers and sisters and were legal heirs of the deceased pattedar. The claimant No. 15 had claimed that she had purchased an extent of 480 sq. yards under Ex. A-1-registered sale deed. On the question of apportionment between the claimants 1 to 15 no dispute was projected befor