IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY. THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 12785 OF 2025 Between: Kilaru Sravanthi, W/o. B. Rajesh, aged about 41 years, Business, R/o. D. No. 8-14-24/A, Balaji Nagar, Vizianagaram. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue and Land Administration Department, Secretariat Building, Velaqapudi, Guntur District-522503. 2. The Chief Commissioner Land Administration, D. No. 189, 2"^ Floor, Himagna Towers, NTR Marg, LIC Colony, B-Block, Gollapudi- 521225. 3. The District Collector for Manyam, Collectorate Office, Parvathipuram Manyam, A.P. 4. The District Collector for Vizianagaram, Collectorate Office, Vizianagaram, A.P. 5. The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition Officer, TBP-Unit -1, Parvathipuram, Vizianagaram ...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 pass orders, to issue writ order direction, more particularly, in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, aggrieved by the inaction of the Respondents in considering Petitioners representation dated 24-03-2025, and failing to calculate compensation of my land acquired vide notification No. 2811/2018 G3 dated 25-09-2019, in square yards at the prevailing market value being Rs. 4,200/- per Square Yard for the acquired land one measuring 27 cents (1,306.8 Sq. Yards) in the present 44-1B Vizianagaram Mandal, Vizianaga Respondents to calculate the compensation for the Petitioners acquired in Land Acquisition Proceedings vide notification No. 2811/2018/G3 dated 25-09-2019, issued by the 4^'" Respondent and initiated by the Respondents for the Project Railway By-Pass Line and the compensation accordingly, to the Petitioner, in the interest of justice lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Municipality, thereby direct the land ram pay 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 pass interim orders directing the Respondents initiate immediate steps to consider the representation dated 24-03-2025 made to the Respondents as expeditiously as possible in order to calculate the compensation for my land acquired in the impugned land acquisition proceedings in 2811/2018/G3 dated 25-09-2018 issued by the 4‘^ Respondent @ Rs. 4,200 per Square Yard for the acquired land 27 (1,306.8 Sq.yards), in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI ANIL KUMAR DASARI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: ORDER to cents APHC010230372025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3329] FRIDAY ,THE NINTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 12785/2025 Between: Kilaru Sravanthi ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.ANIL KUMAR DASARI Counsel for the Respondent{S): 1.GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION 2.GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 2 «> THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA WRIT PETITION NO: 12785/2025 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking following relief: “...to issue an appropriate writ order or direction preferably a Writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring athe orders passed by the 3rdand 1 1 th respondent vide proceedings File No REV02LM/464/2023SACORD2 Computer No 17045 Dated 642023 and Rc No 114/2010/R1I dated 1942023 respectively in rejecting the petitioners representations dated 22/12/2022 submitted to 3rd respondent and through spandana request No ANPL20230403208 dated 342023 in not extend the benefit of the compensation in terms of G O Ms No 160 dated 13112017 issued by the 2nd respondent as fixed at the rate of Rs 20 00 lakhs per acre for patta lands acquired by the respondents for the establishment of SEZ Unitll from the petitioners Is contrary to the letter and spirit of the order passed by this Honble Court in W P No 9953/2015 and W P No 15255 of 2018 dated 23112022 and violation of Articles 14 21 and 300 A of Constitution of India and negation to the G O Ms No 160 dated 13112017 issued by the 2nd respondent and contravening to both Land Acquisition Act 1894 and The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 Act No 30 of 2013 and Illegal arbitrary unfair unreasonable and set aside the same direct the respondents that the petitioners are entitled for the 3 j benefit of the compensation indicated in terms of G O Ms No 160 dated 13112017 to the tune of Rupees 20 00 000/ Twenty lakhs per Acre 20 00 000 for the patta lands acquired by the respondents for the estabiishment of SEZ Unitll from the petitioners deciare the action of the respondents in compelling the petitioners to receive payment of monetary benefit in place of land to land package as approved in the minutes of the meeting held on 25 7 2008 at Kasimkota as illegal arbitrary unfair and unreasonable declare the land acquisition proceedings initiated under Act 1894 stands lapsed including the Awards passed in pursuance to Section 24 2 of Act 30/2013 for the patty lands acquired by the respondents for the establishment of SEZ Unitll from the petitioners and to initiate land acquisition proceedings afresh in terms of Section 30/2013 and to pass Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned 2. Government Pleader for Revenue for the respondents. Though the petitioner made several allegations against the respondents, during hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner 3. requested this Court, without touching the merits of the case, to issue a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the representations dated 24.03.2025 submitted by the petitioner. Learned Government Pleader for Revenue readily agreed 4. to dispose of the representations of the petitioner dated 24.03.2025 pending with the authorities, within a reasonable time. 4 In view of the submission of the learned Government 5. Pleader for Revenue, this Court need not decide the truth or otherwise of the allegations made in the petition. This Court is conscious that no such direction be issued, in view of the The Government of India v. judgment of the Apex Court in P.Venkatesh^”, wherein the Apex Court held that such orders may make for a quick or easy disposal of cases in overburdened adjudicatory institutions. But, they do not serve to the cause of As the learned counsel for the petitioner himself justice, requested to issue a direction to dispose of the representations dated 24.03.2025, this Court find no other alternative except to issue such direction. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the respondents to consider and dispose of the representation dated 24.03.2025, after providing opportunity of hearing to all the parties concerned, within a period of two (02) months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as 6. to costs. 2004 (1) see 769 5 Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. Sd/- K. TATA RAO DEPUTY REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// To SECTION OFFICER ^ Land Administration Department Distr1ct-52?50? Secretariat Building, Velagapudi, Guntur 2. The Chief Commissioner Land Administration, D. No 189 2"^ Floor Himagna Towers, NTR Marg, LIC Colony, B-Block, Gollapudi- 521225. M*^nyam*^'A ^anyam, Collectorate Office, Parvathipuram 4. The District Collector for Vizianagaram, Collectorate Office Vizianagaram, A.P. 5. The Special Deputy Collector, Land Acquisition Officer, TBP-Unit -1 Parvathipuram, Vizianagaram i, 6. One CC to Sri Anil Kumar Dasari, Advocate [OPUC] ^ [OUT^^^^° for Land Acquisition, High Court of Andhra 8. Three C.D. Copies. Pradesh. Cnr HIGH COURT \ DATED:09/05/2025 ORDER A '■K WP.No.12785 of 2025 /o \ 2 8 MAY 2025 : ■£,' mss ’S3 *3> DISPOSING OF THE W.P. WITHOUT COSTS