APHC010380092025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] THURSDAY, THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 19718/2025 Between: 1. MERLA SURYA PRABHAKAR, S/O.KRISHNA RAO, AGED 63 YEARS, R/O.D.NO.3-183/1, GANGARAJU NAGAR, 4TH STREET, BESIDE NITYA PET CLINIC VAKALAPUDI, KAKINADA ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP.BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (REVENUE DEPARTMENT) SECRETARIAT VELAGAPUDI AMARAVATHI GUNTUR DISTRICT 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KAKINADA KAKINADA DISTRICT 3. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY LAND ACQUISITION NH516 F AND REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KAKINADA 4. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NHAI, PIU, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, ANDHRA PRADESH ...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 to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ declaring that the action of the 2nd respondent in not disposing the Arbitration Case NO.31/SLO-ACPT/2023 filed against the Award No. 14/2023 Dt.29.04.2023 with respect to the land acquisition proceedings of Panasapadu Village, Samalkot Mandal, Kakinada District NH-516F as arbitrary illegal unsustainable in violation of Art 300-A of Constitution of India and SRS,J W.P.No.19718 of 2025 consequently direct the 2nd respondent to dispose Arbitration Case No.31/SLO-ACPT/2023 filed against the Award No. 14/2023 Dt.29.04.2023 with respect to the land acquisition proceedings of Panasapadu Village, Samalkot Mandal, Kakinada District NH-516F within a time frame and grant IA 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 to Constitution of India and consequently direct the 2nd respondent to dispose Arbitration Case No.31/SLO-ACPT/2023 filed against the Award No. 14/2023 Dt.29.04.2023 with respect to the land acquisition proceedings of Panasapadu Village, Samalkot Mandal, Kakinada District NH-516F within a time frame and grant Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M BALANAGA SRINIVAS Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. THANDAVA YOGESH The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Heard Sri P. Sai Avinash, learned counsel representing Sri M. Balanaga Srinivas, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri B.V. Satyanarayana, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, appeared for respondents 1 to 3 and Sri Yogesh, learned Standing Counsel, appeared for respondent No.4. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that in pursuance of an award passed by respondent No.3 bearing No.14/2023 vide Ref.No.B/613/2021, dated 29.04.2023 under Section 3G of the National Highways Act, 1956, the petitioner applied to respondent No.2 and the same SRS,J W.P.No.19718 of 2025 was numbered as Arbitration Case No.31/SLO-ACPT/2023. Learned counsel would also submit that respondent No.2 has not disposed of the arbitration application. 3. Sri B.V. Satyanarayana, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on instructions, would submit that the counsel appearing for the petitioner has taken time on several occasions. Respondent No.2, in fact, adjourned at the request made by learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in the arbitration application. 4. In reply, learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the counsel appearing before the learned Arbitrator-cum-District Collector, Kakinada District, will cooperate for expeditious disposal of the arbitration application. 5. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, without touching the merits of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of both the learned counsel, directing respondent No.2 to dispose of the Arbitration Case No.31/SLO-ACPT/2023 filed by the petitioner against the Award No.14/2023, dated 29.04.2023 passed by respondent No.3, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three (03) months, strictly as per law. The petitioner shall cooperate for expeditious disposal of the arbitration application pending before respondent No.2. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date : 31.07.2025 TVN SRS,J W.P.No.19718 of 2025 192 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.19718 OF 2025 Date : 31.07.2025 TVN