0 I ' ^ A APHC010038532025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI MONDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT APPEAL NO: 94 OF 2025 / ■' Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dt. 13-07-2023 in WP Nol2633 of 2008 on the file of the High Court. Between; 1. Amarpini Tata Rao, S/o. Pedda Chinnodu Aged about 52 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: H No 5-15, Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. Amarpini Rama Rao, S/o Ramu Naidu, Aged 35 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: H. No. 5-80, Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. K Hanumantha Rao, S/o. K Sanyasi, Aged 22 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o; H. No. 5-32, Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046' E Tata Rao. S/o E Ramu Naidu, Aged 46 yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o; H No 110-5, Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. Amarpini Appala Naidu, S/o. A Simhachalam, Aged 50 Yrs, Occ; Agriculturist, R/o; H No 5-114, Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046'. 2. 3. 4. 5. g ! 6. Amarpini Dernudu, S/o. A Sanyasi, Aged 40 Yrs, Occ; Agriculturist, R/o; H No 5-15, Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. I 7. Amarpini Musiri Naidu, S/o; A.Sanyasi, Aged 52 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: H No. 5-15, Mang^apalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 8. Amarpini Dernudu, S/o. A. Simhachalam, Aged 40 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o; Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. I 9. K Ganga Raju, S/o. Naga Raju, Aged 35 Yrs, Occ; Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 10. Amarpint Bangaraiah, S/o. K. Sanyasi, Aged 55 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o; Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 11. A Ammu Naidu, S/o: Peda Chinnodu, Aged 40 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 12 Amarapini Pentaiah, S/o. A.Ramu, Aged 60 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 13, K Lakshmi, W/o. Late K Govind, Aged 22 Yrs, Occ; Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 14. E Prasad, S/o: E Dernudu, I Aged 20 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o; Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 15. Amarpani Chinna Chinnodu, S/o. A Simhachalam, Aged 43 Yrs, Oec: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 16. Amarpani Chinna Chinnodu, S/o. A.Chinnodu, Aged 65 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 17. Amarapini Sanyasi, S/o. Chinnodu, Aged 52 yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: V Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam 18. Karri Achaiyamma, W/o. K Appalanaidu, Aged 48 yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 19. Amarapini Kannayya, S/o. A. Annamma, Aged 55 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 20. Amarapini Chinna Appalanaidu, S/o. A. Ammatalli, aged 49 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 21. Gonna Appalanaidu, S/o. G. Nukanna, Aged 58 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 530046. 530046. 22. Amarapini Ramu Naidu, S/o. A. Appanna, Aged 62 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. t I 23. Amarapini Simhachalam, S/o. Rama Swamy, Aged 58 Yrs, Occ; Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 24. A Apparao, S/o Abbai, Aged 40 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 25. Amarapini. Pedda Chinnodu, S/o. A. Chinnodu, Aged 35 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o; Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 26. Amarapini Devudamma, W/o. Late Abbaiah, Aged 52 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 27. Surisetti Satnayarayana, S/o. Appala Naidu, Aged 55 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, . Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 28. G Appa Rao, S/o. Appala Naidu, Aged 38 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o: Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. 29. G Appa Rao, S/o. G Chinnodu, Aged 38 Yrs, Occ: Agriculturist, R/o; Mangalapalam Village, Duwada Post, Visakhapatnam - 530046. I m Rep by their Generall^ower of Attorney Holder Mr.Amarapinni Bala Hari Jagadish (or Petitioner No.l to Petitioner No.29), Mangalapalem Village, Duwada Shivaru, Gajuvaka Mandal, Visakhapatnam Basthi -45 Post, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh. Babu, Appellants/Petitioners in WP l- 29 AND The Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Secretary, Land Acquisition Department, Secretariat Velagapudi, Amaravati (Erstwhile in Secretariat Hyderabad) 1. 2. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 3. The Land Acquisition Officer Special Deputy Collector Land Acquisition, Unit- III, Steel Plant. The Zonal Manager, A P 11 c. Industrial Estate, Visakhapatnam. M/s. Ramky Pharmacity India Ltd Jawarhalal Nehru Pharmacity, Pai^ada Visakhapatnam, Rep by Its Authorized Signatory aving its Regd. Office at Somajiguda, Hyderabad. Visakhapatnam. 4. 5. ...Respondents Counsel for the Petitioners: Counsel for the Respondent Nos. Counsel for the Respondent No.4: SRI SUBRAMANYAM DARABOINA 1 to 3: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION SMT. SANTHI CHANDRA (SC FOR APIIC) Counsel for the Respondent No.5: The Court made the following Judgment: f 1 APHC010038532025 THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE IN [3529] PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT APPEAL NO: 94/2025 THE ■ of the Letters Patent above named Memorandum of Writ Appeal against the Writ Appeal under clause 15 Appellant pleads to present this I . . . ^ u- Order passed in WP No. 12633 of 2008, dt. 13-07-2023, by his Lordship Honble Sri Justice D.V.S.S. SOMAYAJULU, for the following among other Between; 1 AMARPINI TATA RAO,, S/0. PEDDA CHINNODU, AGED ABOUT M R/0- H NO 5-15, MANGALAPALAM YRS, OCC- AGRICULTURIST DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. VILLAGE, 2. AMARPINI RAMA RAO,, S/0 RAMU NAIDU, AGED 35 YRS, OCC- AGRICULTURIST, R/0- H. NO. 5-80, MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. AGED 22 YRS, OCC- 3. K HANUMANTHA RAO,, S/0. K SANYASI AGRICULTURIST, R/0- H. NO. 5-32, MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. AGED 46 YRS, OCC- S/0 E RAMU NAIDU, H NO 110-5, MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, 4. E TATA RAO AGRICULTURIST, R/0- DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. S/0. A SIMHACHALAM, AGED 50 YRS, R/0- H NO 5-114, MANGALAPALAM 5. AMARPINI APPALA NAIDU OCC- AGRICULTURIST, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. VILLAGE S/O. A SANYASI, AGED 40 YRS, OCC. H NO 5-15, MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, 6. AMARPINI DEMUDU AGRICULTURIST, R/O. I 2 DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 7. AMARPINI MUSIRI NAIDU,, S/0. A.SANYASI, AGED 52 YRS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/0. H NO. 5-15, MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. AMARPINI DEMUDU,, S/0. A. SIMHACHALAM, AGED 40 YRS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/0. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 8. DUWADA AGED 35 YRS, OCC. DUWADA S/0. NAGA RAJU, AGRICULTURIST, R/0. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 9. K GANGA RAJU 10 AMARPINT BANGARAIAH,, S/0. K. SANYASI, AGED 55 YRS, OCC. DUWADA AGRICULTURIST, R/0. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. S/0. PEDA CHINNODU, AGED 40 YRS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 12AMARAPINI PENTAIAH,, S/0. A.RAMU, AGRICULTURIST, R/O. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, POST VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 11.A AMMU NAIDU DUWADA AGED 60 YRS, OCC. DUWADA AGED 22 YRS, OCC. DUWADA 13 K LAKSHMI,, W/0. LATE K GOVIND, AGRICULTURIST, R/O. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046 AGED 20 YRS, OCC. DUWADA S/0. E DEMUDU R/O. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE 14.E PRASAD AGRICULTURIST POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. AMARPANI CHINNA CHINNODU,, S/0. A SIMHACHALAM, AGED 43 YRS. OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 16 AMARPANI CHINNA CHINNODU,, S/O. A.CHINNODU, YRS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/O. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 17AMARAPINI SANYASI,, S/O. CHINNODU AGRICULTURIST, R/O. V MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA 15. AGED 65 AGED 52 YRS, OCC. 3 POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 18.KARRI ACHAIYAMMA,, W/0. K APPALANAIDU, AGED 48 YRS OCC. AGRICULTURIST, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. R/0. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, 19.. AMARAPINI KANNAYYA,, S/0. A. ANNAMMA, AGED 55 YRS, R/0. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 20.AMARAPINI CHINNA APPALANAIDU,, S/0. A. AMMATALLI, AGED 49 YRS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/0. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 21.GONNA APPALANAIDU,, S/0. G. NUKANNA, AGED 58 YRS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, R/0. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 22.AMARAPINI RAMU NAIDU,, S/0. A. APPANNA, AGED 62 YRS, OCC. AGRICULTURIST, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 23.AMARAPINI SIMHACHALAM,, S/0. RAMA SWAMY, AGED 58 YRS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/0 MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. R/0. MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, 24. A APPARAO, , S/O ABBAI, AGED 40 YRS, OCC AGRICULTURIST R/0 MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. DUWADA POST, 25.AMARAPINI PEDDA CHINNODU, , S/O. A. CHINNODU, AGED 35 YRS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/0 MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 26.AMARAPINI DEVUDAMMA,, W/0. LATE ABBAIAH, AGED 52 YRS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/0 MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 27.SURISETTI SATNAYARAYANA,, S/O. APPALA NAIDU, AGED 55 YRS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/0 MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 28.G APPA RAO,, S/O. APPALA NAIDU, AGED 38 YRS, OCC AGRICULTURIST, R/0 MANGALAPALAM VILLAGE, DUWADA 4 s POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046. 29,G APPA RAO,, S/O. G CHINNODU, AGED 38 YRS ncr agriculturist, r/0 mangalapalam village POST, VISAKHAPATNAM - 530046 POWER OF ATTORNEY HOLDER JAGADISH BABU, N0.29), VILLAGE, VISAKHAPATNAM BASTHI DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADES DUWADA REP. BY THEIR GENERAL MR.AMARAPINNI BALA HARI (FOR PETITIONER NO.L TO S/O AMARAPINNI TATHA RAO, DUWADA SHIVARU, PETITIONER R/0 MANGALAPALEM GAJUVAKA MAN DAL, VISAKHAPATNAM 46 POST, •..APPELLANT(S) AND 1.THE GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH SECRETARY, LAND ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI HYDERABAD) REP. BY ITS SECRETARIAT (ERSTWHILE IN SECRETARIAT 2.THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM. 3.THE LAND ACQUISITIONOFFICER SPECIAL LAND ACQUISITION, UNIT- III, STEEL PLANT. A P 11 c DEPUTY COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNAM. INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, 4. THE ZONAL MANAGER VISAKHAPATNAM. 5. M/S RAMKY PHARMACITY PHARMACITY, PARVADA, AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, SOMAJIGUDA, HYDERABAD INDIA LTD, JAWARHALAL NEHRU VISAKHAPATNAM, REP BY having its regd. office ITS AT ...RESPONDENT(S): lA NO: 1 OF 9n9fi in the'^rfftovit ffn “'’''^umstances stated n the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased maj/ be pleased to condone the delay of 531 Days in filing writ appeal and Counsel for the Appellant(S): 5 1.SUBRAMANYAM DARABOINA Counsel for the Respondent(S); 1.GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION 2.SANTHI CHANDRA SC ForAPIIC The Court made the following Judgment: (per Hon'ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) The appellants had approached this Court, by way of W.P.No.17633 of 2018 contending that the land belonging to them, admeasuring approximately Ac.8.00 cents in Mangalapuram Village, Duvvada, Visakhapatnam District, was shown to be acquired and handed over to M/s.APIIC, despite the fact that the land is still in their possession and such transfer was sought to be made without payment of adequate compensation to the appellants. 2. The specific relief sought by the appellants was that they had given representations dated 28.05.2007 and 16.07.2007 to respondents 2 and 3, for consideration of payment of adequate compensation to them, before transferring the land to Ms/. APIIC, and the same may be considered. 3. A learned Single Judge of this Court, by an order dated 13.07.2023, had dismissed the writ petition on the ground that the applications have been pending for a very long time and that two awards had already been passed in the year 1982. Aggrieved by the said judgment, the appellants have approached 4. this Court, by way of the present Writ Appeal. % 5. The prayer in the Writ Petition 2 and 3 to consider the 16.07.2007. The learned that these representations, appropriate that a fresh representation be today. was for a direction to respondents representation of the appellant dated 28.05.2017 and counsel appearing for the appellants has were more than 18 years old and it would made setting out the facts conceded only be as on 6. In the circumstances, this Writ open to the appellants to file a fresh representation before 3, and upon any such pass appropriate orders within receipt of this order. There shall be Appeal is disposed of leaving it respondents 2 and representation being filed, respondents 2 a period of three months from the date no order as to costs. and 3 shall of As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions. pending if any, shall stand closed. Sd/- M. RAMESH BABU deputy REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1- The Secretary, Land Acquisition Department, Secretariat Velagapudi Amaravati (Erstwhile in Secretariat Hyderabad) 2. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 3. The Land Acquisition Officer Special Deputy Collector Acquisition, Unit- III, Steel Plant. Visakhapatnam. 4. The Zonal Manager, APIIC Land ^ ■ 'n'^ustrial Estate, Visakhapatnam , . One CC to Sri Subramanyam Daraboina, Advocate [OPUC] 6. Two CCS ,0 GP for Land Acquisition, High Court of Andhra Pradesh [OUT] 7. One CC to Smt. Santhi Chandra 8. Two CD Copies (SC for APIIC) Advocate [OPUCf TF HIGH COURT DATED:08/09/2025 S-' JUDGMENT WA NO. 94 OF 2025 DISPOSING OF THE W.A., WITHOUT COSTS