Y. Anthi Reddy vs Shaik Gulam Hussain on 10 June, 2025
23. The Division Bench of the High Court in Land Acquisition Officer,
Deputy Collector, Pochampad v. Gonda Chinna Rajanna (cited supra),
wherein petitions were filed for restoration of reference by the petitioners after a
delay ranging from 17 years to 22 years to set aside the ex-parte decree and the
learned counsel for the respondents therein also submitted that the reference
made under Section 18 of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, cannot be dismissed
for default of the claimant or it cannot be closed for non-appearance of the
claimant, the Division Bench observed that: