JUDGMENT 1. Heard the learned counsels appearing for the parties concerned. 2. There is no appearance on behalf of the second respondent, in spite of the Court notice having been served on the said respondent and the name of the second respondent having been printed in the cause list. 3. At this stage of the hearing of the writ petition, a counter affidavit, dated 10.10.2012, had been filed before this Court, on behalf of the first respondent. In the said counter affidavit, it has been stated as follows: "Now as a Land Acquisition Officer doing the residual work of SHAR project I have accepted to sanction in respect of petitioners land measuring 1.06 Acres and 1.63 Acres in Survey No.605/1A and 605/1B respectively in all measuring 2.69 Acres in Karimanal Village, Ponneri Taluk and also stated that if any orders will be passed by Hon'ble High Court for inclusion or for sending a separate reference to Lokadalath under Section 18 of Land Acquisition Act." 4. In view of the averments made in the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the first respondent, the first respondent is directed to grant the necessary sanction for the payment of compensation to the petitioner, in respect of 2.69 acres of land, in Survey No.605/1A and 605/1B, in Karimanal Village, Ponneri Taluk, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On the granting of such sanction, the first respondent shall forward the relevant papers, along with the order of sanction, to the second respondent, for processing the same and for forwarding the relevant papers to the Tamil Nadu Legal Services Authority, on or before 31.3.2013, for placing the matter before the Lok Adalat, in L.A.C.No.16 of 2002, for the passing of an appropriate decree. The writ petition is ordered accordingly. No costs.