APHC010558552024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] MONDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 29084/2024 Between: 1. MANTHENA PADMA, W/O. SRINIVASA RAJU, AGED 52, OCC. HOUSEWIFE, R/O. 3-227/1, VIJAYALAKSHMI COMPLEX, KHAJIPALEM, GUNTUR. 2. SIRIPURAPU SAMBASIVA RAO,, S/O. RAMANAIAH, AGED 53, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. H.NO. 1-154, RAMULAVARI TEMPLE BACKSIDE, PEERYADI NAYANAVARAM, NTR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, ANDHRA PRADESH REGION, PLOT NO.21, TEACHERS COLONY, GURUNANAK NAGAR ROAD, VIJAYAWADA, REP. BY ITS REGIONAL OFFICER. 2. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT, PLOT NO.21, TEACHERS COLONY, GURUNANAK NAGAR ROAD VIJAYAWADA, REP. BY ITS PROJECT DIRECTOR. 2 JS,J W.P.No.29084 of 2024 3. LANCO KONDAPALLI POWER LIMITED, IDA KONDAPALLI, IBRAHMPATNAM MANDAL NTR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 521228 REP. BY ITS LIQUIDATOR 4. THE SENIOR GENERAL MANAGER, POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD, 400 KV SUBSTATION, NUNNA, VIJAYAWADA - 521212. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NTR DISTRICT, VIJAYAWADA, 6. STATION HOUSE OFFICER, KOTHAPET POLICE STATION, VIJAYAWADA, NTR 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 toplease to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with petitioners lands to change the alignment of existing 400 kilovolts/high voltage transmission line of the 3rd respondent in such a manner that transmission towers/lines of the 3rd respondent will be installed in the land of the 1st petitioner admeasuring AC.2.57S4 cents in Survey No. 213/2A and the land of the 2nd petitioner admeasuring Ac.4.00cents situated in R.S.No. 190/2 of Jakkampudi village, Vijayawada Rural Mandal, N.T.R District as arbitrary, illegal, without any authority and in violation of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to install any transmission tower or transmission line of the 3rd respondent in the lands of the petitioners and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 and their agents or contractors not to install any transmission tower or transmission line in 3 JS,J W.P.No.29084 of 2024 the land of the 1st petitioner admeasuring Ac.2.571/2 cents in Survey No. 213/2A and the land of the 2nd petitioner admeasuring Ac.4.00cents situated in R.S.No.190/2 of Jakkampudi village, Vijayawada Rural Mandal, N.T.R District pending disposal of the main writ petition and to pass 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 may be pleased to Grant leave to the petitioner to file a reply affidavit to the counter affidavit filed by the respondents 1 and 2 in W.P. No. 29084 of 2024 and to Pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. P SAI SURYA TEJA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR HOME 2. VENKAT CHALLA 3. PADMA RAO G S LAKKARAJU 4. GP FOR REVENUE 5. P SOMA SEKHARA NAIDU The Court made the following: 4 JS,J W.P.No.29084 of 2024 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief: “to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with petitioners’ land to change the alignment of existing 400 kilovolts/high voltage transmission line of the 3rd respondent in such a manner that transmission towers/lines of the 3rd respondent will be installed in the land of the 1st petitioner admeasuring Ac.2.57 ½ cents in Survey No.213/2A and the land of the 2nd petitioner admeasuring Ac.4.00 cents situated in R.S.No.190/2 of Jakkampudi village, Vijayawada Rural Mandal, N.T.R. District as arbitrary, illegal, without any authority and in violation of Article 14,21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to install any transmission tower or transmission line of the 3rd respondent in the lands of the petitioners and to pass such other order or orders…..” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents fairly conceded that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the order dated 28.10.2025 passed by a Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.683 of 2024 and prayed that a similar 5 JS,J W.P.No.29084 of 2024 order may be passed in this writ petition. The operative portion of the said order reads as follows: “Mr.P.Veera Reddy, learned Senior Counsel appearing for National Highways Authority of India, upon instructions, submits that the authorities concerned have decided not to acquire the land of the appellant and would adopt other methods by raising the height of the existing towers on the existing alignment. In that view of the matter, learned counsel for the appellant does not wish to proceed any further in the matter. The proceedings are accordingly closed. In case any cause still survives, it will be open to the appellant to approach this Court again. Interim order shall stand vacated. No order as to costs.” 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of, in terms of the aforesaid order dated 28.10.2025 passed in W.A.No.683 of 2024. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. ____________________ SUMATHI JAGADAM, J 10th November, 2025 cbs 6 JS,J W.P.No.29084 of 2024 HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM W.P.No.29084 of 2024 10th November, 2025 cbs