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APHC010158632020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3505] MONDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT PETITION No.9856/2020 Between: Tota Chella Rao ...PETITIONER AND State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner:
1. V SESHA KUMARI Counsel for the Respondent(S):
1. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION
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The Court made the following order:
1. The petitioner claims that he is the absolute owner and possessor of land admeasuring an extent of Ac.3.00 cents in Sy.No.504/1b8 of Thondangi Village & Mandal, East Godavari District. It is the further case of the petitioner that the subject land is proposed for land acquisition to issue house site pattas and accordingly, the 3rd respondent issued notification dated 04.03.2020, under Section 11(1) of the Act 30 of 2013. The said notification is questioned in the present writ petition on the ground that, no social impact assessment study was conducted before issuance of the said notification.
2. This Court on 11.06.2020, while ordering notice, directed the respondents to maintain status quo existing as on that date with regard to subject property. The said interim order is subsisting till date.
3. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue placed on record the written instructions dated 17.03.2025 furnished by the Tahsildar, Thondangi. On perusal of the said instructions, it is clear that, after issuance of notification dated 04.03.2020 under Section
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11(1) of the Act 30 of 2013, the respondents did not proceed further in the matter, in view of the interim order passed by this Court. The instructions further read that alternate lands were identified for the purpose of distributing house sites, therefore subject land is no more required. The said instructions furnished by the Tahsildar, dated 17.03.2025 is placed on record.
4. In view of the same, in terms of interim order dated 11.06.2020, no further orders are necessary and accordingly the present writ petition is disposed of.
5. With the above direction, the present writ petition is dispose of. There shall be no order as to costs.
As a sequel, pending applications, if any, shall stand closed.
_____________________ JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR
Dt.24.03.2025 DSB
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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR
W.P.No.9710 OF 2020 Date: 24.03.2025
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