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2025 DAILYLAW 14931 (AP)

MALIREDDY KUMAR @ VENKATESWARA REDDY v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP/9758/2025 · 2025-07-02

Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda

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& APHC010187322025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 9758 OF 2025 Between: 1. Malireddy Kumar @ Venkateswara Reddy, S/o. Late Venkata Ramana Reddy, Aged 50 years.Occupation.Agriculture 2. G.Hymavathi, W/o. Rami Reddy, Age 60 years Occupation.House wife 3. Puvvadi Ramamma, W/o. Late Puvvadi Venkata Subbaiah, Aged 65 years, Occupation.House wife 4. Madamala Dasaradha Rami Reddy, S/o. Late Madamala Pitchi Reddy Aged 63 years, Occ: /Advocate 5. Bathina Subba Reddy, S/o. Late Bathina Venga Reddy, Age 62 years, Occ: Agriculture 6. Bathina Sridhar Reddy, S/o. Late Bathina Venga Reddy, Age eOyears, Occ: Agriculture 7. Bathina Surender Reddy, S/o. Late Bathina Venga Reddy, Age 58"years, Occ: Agriculture 8. Bommireddy Sujatharnma, D/o. Late Bathina Venga Reddy, Age 67years, Occ: Housewife 9. Malireddy Prabhavathi, D/o. Late Bathina Venga Reddy Age 65 years, Occ: Housewife 10. Malireddy Annapuranamma, W/o. Malireddy Lakshrni Narsa Reddy, Age 80 years, Occ: Housewife 11. Malireddy Narayan Reddy, S/o. Late Malireddy Lakshrni Narsa Reddy Age 67 years, Occ: Agriculture 4 12.Malireddy Vindyavali, D/o. Late Malireddy Lakshmi Narsa Reddy Age 65years, Occ; Retd. Employee 13.Puttam Shailaja, D/o. Late Malireddy Lakshmi Narsa Reddy, Age 58 years, Occ: housewife 14.Gaddam Eswar Reddy, S/o. Late Gaddam Rami Reddy, Age 56 years, Occ; Agriculture 15. Gaddam Venkateswar Reddy, S/o. Late Gaddam Rami Reddy, Age 54 years, Occ; Employee 16. Gaddam Srinivasulu Reddy, S/o. Late Gaddam F?ami Reddy, Age 52 years, Occ: Agriculture 17. Gaddam Prasad Reddy, S/o late Gaddam Rami Reddy, Age 50 years, Occ. Agriculture 18. Gaddam Venkat Reddy, S/o Late Gaddam Rami Reddy, Age 48 years. Occ Agriculture 19. Malireddy Venkata Rami Reddy, S/o. Sankara Reddy Age 68 years Occ:Retired Teacher 20. Malireddy Mangamma, W/o. Sankar Reddy,Age 85 years Occ: House wife 21.Bathina Girija, D/o. Sankar Reddy, Age 60 years Occ: House wife 22.Kotta Reddy Prameela. D/o. M. Pitchi Reddy. Age 58 years Occ House wife 23.Marreddi Subhashini, D/o Pitchi Reddy, Age 60 years Occ; House wife 24.Madamala Niveditaha, D/o. Sudhakar Reddy, Age 35 years Occ: Employee 25.Madamala Ratnamma, W/o. Sudhakar Reddy, Age 59 years Occ; House wife 26. Malireddy Janardhan Reddy, S/o. Ratnamma, Age 57 years Occ Agriculture 27 Chenna Reddy Kuruna Reddy, D/o. Ratnamma.Age 55 years Occ; House wife 28 Thikkavarapu Suneetha, D/o. Ratnamma, Age 53 years Occ; House wife Petitioners are Gundavolu village Post, RapurMandal.SPSR Nellore District. AND All ...P-etitioners 1. The state of Andhra Pradesh Represented by its Principal Secretary (Irrigation Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, i-,untur District. 2. The State of Andhra Pradesh Rep by its Principal .Secretary (Land Acquisition), Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 3. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretyy, Finance Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi. Guntur District. 4. The District Collector, SPSR Nellore District. 5. The Special Collector (L.A.), Telugu Ganga Project, SPSR Nellore District. 6. The Special Deputy Collector (LA.). Telugu Ganga Project, Rapur at Nellore SPSR Nellore District. ...Respondents. 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 to issue appropriate writ order or direction more particularly a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the enhanced compensation for the lands and trees situated in Gundavolu Village, Rapur Mandal, SPSR Nellore district, acquired by the state for public purpose under Telugu Ganga Project in terms of the Judgment dated 04.08.2023 passed by this Honble High Court in LAAS No. 15 of 2015 in LAOP No. 45 of 2003 as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay/deposit the enhanced compensation amount to the credit of E.P.79 of 2023, pending on the file of the Honble Senior Civil Judge Court, Gudur. lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to pay/deposit the enhanced compensation amount in terms of the Judgment dated 04.08.2023 passed by this Ho’ble High Court in LAAS No. 15 of 2015 in LAOP No. 45 of 2003 to the credit of E.P.79 of 2023 pending on the file of the Hon’ble Senior Civil Judge Court, Gudur pending disposal of the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI M. DESARADHA RAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.1 :GP FOR IRRIGATION AND COMMAND AREA DEVELOPMENT Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2, 4 to 6 : GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION Counsel for the Respondent No.3 : GP FOR FINANCE AND PLANNING The Court made the following order: APHC010187322025 0 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] H THURSDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 9758/2025 Between: 1. MALIREDDY KUMAR @ VENKATESWARA REDDY, S/0. LATE RAMANA VENKATA YEARS.OCCUPATION.AGRICULTURE REDDY, AGED 50 2. G.HYMAVATHI,, W/0. RAMI REDDY, AGE 60 YEARS OCCUPATION.HOUSE WIFE 3. PUWADI RAMAMMA,, W/0. LATE PUWADI VENKATA SUBBAIAH AGED 65 YEARS. OCCUPATION.HOUSE WIFE 4. MADAMALA DASARADHA RAMI REDDY,, MADAMALA DASARADHA RAMI REDDY, S/0. LATE MADAMALA PITCH I REDDY, AGED 63 YEARS, OCC ADVOCATE 5. BATHINA SUBBA REDDY,, S/0. LATE BATHINA VENGA REDDY, AGE 62 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE 6. BATHINA SRIDHAR REDDY,, S/0. LATE BATHINA VENGA REDDY, AGE 60 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE 7. BATHINA SURENDER REDDY REDDY AGE 58 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE S/0. LATE BATHINA VENGA > j 8. BOMMIREDDY SUJATHAMMA REDDY, AGE 67YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE D/0. LATE BATHINA VENGA 9. MALIREDDY PRABHAVATHI,, D/0. LATE BATHINA VENGA REDDY AGE 65 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE 10.MALIREDDY ANNAPURANAMMA,, W/0. MALIREDDY LAKSHMI NARSA REDDY, AGE 80 YEARS. OCC HOUSEWIFE 11.MAUREDDY NARAYAN REDDY,, S/O. LATE MALIREDDY LAKSHMI NARSA REDDY, AGE 67 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE D/0. LATE MALIREDDY LAKSHMI NARSA REDDY, AGE 65YEARS, OCC RETD. EMPLOYEE 12.MALIREDDY VINDYAVALI ) j 13.PUTTAM SHAILAJA,, D/0. LATE MALIREDDY LAKSHMI NARSA REDDY, AGE 58 YEARS, OCC HOUSEWIFE 14.GADDAM ESWAR REDDY,, S/O. LATE GADDAM RAMI REDDY, AGE 56 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE 15.GADDAM VENKATESWAR REDDY REDDY, AGE 54 YEARS, OCC EMPLOYEE S/O. LATE GADDAM RAMI 16.GADDAM SRINIVASULU REDDY,, S/O. LATE GADDAM RAMI REDDY AGE 52 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE 17.GADDAM PRASAD REDDY,, S/O LATE GADDAM RAMI REDDY, AGE 50 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE 18.GADDAM VENKAT REDDY,, S/O LATE GADDAM RAMI REDDY. AGE 48 YEARS. OCC AGRICULTURE 19.MALIREDDY VENKATA RAMI REDDY,, S/O. SANKARA REDDY AGE 68 YEARS OCC RETIRED TEACHER 20. MALIREDDY MANGAMMA,, W/0. SANKAR REDDY, AGE 85 YEARS OCC HOUSEWIFE 21.BATHINA GIRIJA,, D/0. SANKAR REDDY, AGE 60 YEARS OCC HOUSEWIFE 22.KOTTA REDDY PRAMEELA., D/0. M. PITCHI REDDY. AGE 58 YEARS OCC HOUSE WIFE 23.MARREDDI SUBHASHINI,, D/0 PITCHI REDDY, AGE 60 YEARS OCC HOUSEWIFE 24.MADAMALA NIVEDITAHA,, D/0. SUDHAKAR REDDY. AGE 35 YEARS OCC EMPLOYEE 25.MADAMALA RATNAMMA,, W/0. SUDHAKAR REDDY, AGE 59 YEARS OCC HOUSEWIFE 3 26. MALI REDDY JANARDHAN REDDY,, S/0. RATNAMMA, AGE 57 YEARS OCC AGRICULTURE 27.CHENNA REDDY KURUNA REDDY,, D/0. RATNAMMA, AGE 55 YEARS OCC HOUSEWIFE 28.THIKKAVARAPU SUNEETHA,, D/0. RATNAMMA, AGE 53 YEARS OCC HOUSE WIFE ALL PETITIONERS ARE GUNDAVOLU VILLAGE POST, RAPUR MANDAL, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1.THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. SECRETARY (IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, 2.THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (LAND ACQUISITION) AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI 3.THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 4.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 5.THE SPECIAL COLLECTOR L A, TELUGU GANGA PROJECT, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT. 6.THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR L A, TELUGU GANGA PROJECT, RAPUR AT NELLORE SPSR NELLORE 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 topleased to issue appropriate writ order or direction particularly a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the enhanced compensation for the lands and trees situated in Gundavolu Village, Rapur Mandal, SPSR Nellore district, acquired by the state for public purpose under Telugu Ganga Project in terms of the Judgment dated 04.08.2023 passed by this Honble High Court in LAAS No. 15 of 2015 in more 4 LAOP No. 45 of 2003 as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay/deposit the enhanced compensation amount to the credit of E.P.79 of 2023, pending on the file of the Honble Senior Civil Judge Court, Gudur and pass i lA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 direct the respondents to pay/deposit the enhanced compensation amount in terms of the Judgment dated 04.08.2023 passed by this Ho’ble High Court in LAAS No. 15 of 2015 in LAOP No. 45 of 2003 to the credit of E.P.79 of 2023 pending on the file of the Hon’ble Senior Civil Judge Court, Gudur pending disposal of the writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.M DESARADHA RAMI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION 2.GP FOR IRRI AND CAD 3.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING The Court made the following: 5 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE VENAKTESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION N0.9758 of 2025 ORDER: The grievance of the petitioners is that the respondents are not paying enhanced compensation for the lands and trees situated in Gundavolu Village, Rapur Mandal, SPSR Nellore District in terms of the Judgment and decree passed by this Court dated 04.08.2023 in L.A.A.S.No.15 of 2015 in L.A.O.P.No.45 of 2003. 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for the respondents. Learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that being not satisfied with the quantum of compensation quantified in L.A.O.P.No.45 of 2003, the 3. petitioners filed L.A.A.S.No.15 of 2015 before this Court and this Court was pleased to dispose of the said L.A.A.S.No.15 of 2015 on 04.08.2023 enhancing the compensation for the trees. 4. In reply, learned counsel for the petitioners requested this Court to dispose of the writ petition by recording the submissions made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader. Considering the submissions made by both the learned counsels, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to deposit the enhanced 5. compensation to the credit of E.P.No.79 of 2023 in L.A.O.P.No.45 of 2003 on 6 the file of Senior Civil Judge Court, Gudur, within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. As a sequel, interlocutory applications if any pending, shall stand closed. Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. The Principal Secretary, (Irrigation Department, State of Andhra Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 2. The Principal Secretary (Land Acquisition) State of Andhra Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 3. The Principal Secretary, Finance Department, State of Andhra Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District. 4. The District Collector, SPSR Nellore District. 5. The Special Collector L A, Telugu Ganga Project, SPSR Nellore District. 6. The Special Deputy Collector L A, Telugu Ganga Project, Rapur SPSR Nellore District. 7. One CC to Sri M. Desaradha Rami Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] 8. Two CCs to GP for Land Acquisition, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 9. Two CCs to GP for Irrigation and Command Area Development, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 10. Two CCs to GP for Finance and Planning, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 11. Two CD Copies Pradesh, Pradesh, Pradesh, at Nellore Cnr i HIGH COURT DATED:03/07/2025 ORDER WP NO. 9758 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS