1 APHC010676962025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] WEDNESDAY,THE THIRTY FIRST DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 35196/2025 Between: 1. MALIKI REDDY DASTHAGIRI REDDY, S/O MALIKI REDDY CHINNA HUSSIAN REDDY, AGE 58YEARS, OCC CULTIVATION, R/O.1-23, PAPAYAPALLE VILLAGE, PEDDAMUDIUM MANDAL YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRI. SECRETARY TO GOVT., REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KADAPA DISTRICT. 3. LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER CUM REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER JAMMALAMADUGU DISTRICT 4 THE TAHSILDAR, JAMMALAMADUGU DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, PEDDAMUDIUM MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 5. MANDAL SURVEYOR, PEDDAMUDIUM MANDAL, YSR KADAPA DISTRICT. 2 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. KODATI RAMYA KRISHNA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.35196 of 2025 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, particularly a Writ of Mandamus declaring action of the respondent Nos.3 to 5 in trying to dispossessing the petitioner from his land admeasuring Ac.0.08 cents in survey No 66/A-1B; Ac.0.13 cents in survey No.66/A-2B; Ac.0.21 cents in survey No.65/A-2 of Nagireddypalle Revenue Village, Peddamudiam Mandal, YSR Kadapa District, without there being any land acquisition proceedings or any recourse to law, without invoking the provisions of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, as illegal, irregular, unjust, high handed besides arbitrary and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent Nos.3 to 5 not to form any road from petitioner’s land admeasuring Ac.0.08 cents in survey No. 66/A-1B; Ac.0.13 cents in survey No.66/A-2B; Ac.0.21 cents in survey No.65/A-2 of Nagireddypalle Revenue Village, Peddamudiam Mandal, YSR Kadapa District, without there being any land acquisition proceedings or any recourse to law ….” 4 2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader, on instructions received from the Tahsildar, Peddamudium, has submitted that the subject properties were required for expanding the National Highways NH-167K from Kurnool/Kadapa border to Jammalamadugu and the respondents have undertaken procedure under Section 28 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and already enquiry is being conducted. 4. In the said circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents not to dispossess the petitioner from the subject properties without following due process of law by paying compensation. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 31.12.2025 Ivd 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.35196 of 2025 Dated: 31.12.2025 Ivd