Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Andhra Pradesh · body

2025 DAILYLAW 11203 (AP)

KOVVURI SURYA BHAKARAM v. THE STATE OF AP

WP/8738/2020 · 2025-09-10

B Krishna Mohan

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

APHC010128912020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3233] THURSDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 8738/2020 Between: 1. KOVVURI SURYA BHAKARAM, W/O KOVVURI SATYA REDDY, AGED 57 YEARS RIO KUTUKULURU, ANAPARTI MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 2. M.KRISHNA REDDY, SHP SATTI REDDY, AGED 58 YEARS, R/O KUTUKULURU VILLAGE, ANAPARTI MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 3. SATTI NARAYANA REDDY, S/O BHAKAR REDDY, AGED 31 YEARS, R/O PEERA RAMACHANDRAPURAM, ANAPARTI MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. SATTI SATYANARAYANA REDDY, S/O AMMI REDDY, AGED 51 YEARS RIO POLAMURU, ANAPARTI MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 5. SATTI RAMAKRISHNA REDDY, S/O ARJUN REDDY, AGED 59 YEARS R/O POLAMURU, ANAPARTI MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 6. MAAPATI STEVEN, S/O VADDIAH, AGED 51 YEARS R/O KUTUKULURU, ANAPARTI MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF AP, REP, BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE (LAND ACQUISITION) DEPARTMENT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT AT KAKINADA. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICERCUMLAO, RAMACHANDRAPURAM. EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, ANAPARTI MANDAL, ANAPARTI, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the 2nd Respondent in issuing notification dated 03.03.2020 in Ref G4/497/2019 proposing to acquire the lands of the petitioners in an extent of Ac.3.87 cts in Survey Nos. 56/4,5,8 and 88/1, 91/1 and 3 of Kutukuluru Village, Anaparti Mandal, East Godavari District as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the new land acquisition act (Act 30 of 2013) and set aside the same consequently directing. the respondents to drop further proceedings including dispossession of the petitioners from the said lands and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2020 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to grant stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the notice dated 03.03.2020 in Ref G4/497/2019 including dispossession of the petitioners in an extent of Ac.3.87 cts in Survey Nos. 56/4,5,8 and 88/1, 91/1 and 3 of Kutukuluru Village, Anaparti Mandal, East Godavari District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. T V S PRABHAKARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION (AP) The Court made the following: THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 8738 of 2020 ORDER: - 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents. 2. This writ petition is filed questioning the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing the notification dated 03.03.2020 in Ref G4/497/2019 proposing to acquire the lands of the petitioners in an extent of Ac.3.87 cents in Survey Nos.56/4, 5, 8 and 88/1, 91/1 and 3 of Kutukuluru Village, Anaparti Mandal of East Godavari District. 3. The learned Assistant Government Pleader relying upon the instructions of the 4th respondent dated 08.09.2025 submit that the 2nd respondent issued withdrawal notification vide DDis. G4/RCPM/ANP/Kutukuluru/497/ 2019 dated 27.02.2021 for the land notified under Compulsory Land Acquisition as per Section 93(1) of Land Acquisition Act, 2013 as the alternate land was identified under consent acquisition mode and accordingly land acquisition process was completed without proceeding with the above said notified land and the land compensation award was not processed since the land is not taken in possession. 4. In view of the above said facts and circumstances and as per the written instructions of the 4th respondent dated 08.09.2025, as the subject land was not taken possession and as the respondent authorities did not proceed with the above said impugned notification dated 03.03.2020, nothing survives in this writ petition. Hence no further orders are necessary in this matter. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of as no further orders are required and the written instructions of the 4th respondent are made part of the court record. Interim order, if any, deemed to have been vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN Date:11.09.2025 Dvs THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN 80 WRIT PETITION NO: 8738/2020 Date:11.09.2025 Dvs