Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Andhra Pradesh · body

2025 DAILYLAW 45835 (AP)

Gounda Ghousia Bee, v. The State of Andhra Pradesh

WP/31862/2023 · 2025-12-01

Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao

Civil Appealbody2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

APHC010616812023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3330] TUESDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 31862/2023 Between: 1. GOUNDA GHOUSIA BEE,, W/O YOUNIS AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, OCC-HOUSEWIFE, R/O GANI VILLAGE, GADIVEMULA MANDAL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE (LAND ACQUISITION), STATE SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYALA DISTRICT, NANDYALA, ANDHRA PRADESH. 3. THE SUBCOLLECTOR, NANDYALA DISTRICT, NANDYALA ANDHRA PRADESH 4. THE TAHSILDAR, GADIVEMULA MANDAL, GADIVEMULA, NANDYALA DISTRICT, 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 topleased to pass an order or direction or Writ, more specifically one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent revenue authorities in not paying compensation of Rs 5.50 lakhs per acre as was paid to patta holders for the same acquisition and instead paying only Rs 4.20 lakhs per acre in respect of the petitioner's land of Ac 1.90 cents in survey no. 802/B1 in Gani Village of Gadivemula Mandal, Nandyal District, Andhra pradesh in respect of the land holding of the petitioners resumed by the respondents as illegal, contrary to the settled law laid down by the honourable High Court of Andhra Pradesh in Mekala Pandu case and and as confirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No 7904-7912 dated 04-08-2014 and consequently direct payment of the balance Rs.1.3 lakhs Per acre in respect of the land holding of the petitioner in respect of her land holding with all applicable consequential benefits including interest from the date of taking possession on 03-03-2015 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023 2 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 that the above writ petition to be taken up out of turn and directed to be posted for final hearing as the petitioner's lands were taken away from her as far back as in the year 2015 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. A SRINATH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION 2. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.31862 of 2023 ORDER: Learned counsel for petitioner appeared virtually and submitted that in view of amendment issued vide G.O.Ms.No.23, Revenue (Lands.I), dated 19.01.2024, the Andhra Pradesh Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) (Amendment) Act, 2023, this writ petition has been rendered infructuous. Recording the said submissions, the present Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. However, petitioner is at liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings, if necessary. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any shall stands closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO Date: 02.12.2025 KBN 4 174 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.31862 of 2023 Date: 02.12.2025 KBN