APHC010082242020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3233] THURSDAY,THE EIGHTEENTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 4824/2020 Between: 1. APPINA SATYANARAYANA,, S/O. LATE RAMANNA, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, OCC- AGRICULTURE, R/ O. BONTHUVALASA VILLAGE, LAVERU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 2. DHARMANA DHARMA RAO,, S/O CHINNA CHANDRUDU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, OCC- BUSINESS, R/O. D.NO. 5-4-5/2, PUNYAPU STREET, SRIKAKULAM TOWN AND DISTRICT ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, SRIKAKULAM SUB DIVISION, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 4. THE TAHSILDAR, LAVERU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT 5. THE BUDAMURU GRAM PANCHAYAT, BUDUMURU, LAVERU MANDAL, SRIKAKULAM DISTRICT REP. BY ITS PANCHAYAT SECRETARY ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. TADDI NAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) 2. N SRIHARI (Standing Counsel for ZPP MPP and GRAM PANCHAYAT) The Court made the following: 3 Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents. 2. This writ petition was filed questioning the action of respondents Nos.2 to 4 herein in proposing to provide house sites to the weaker sections under the Navaratnalu – Pedalandariki Illu scheme on the petitioners’ lands situated in Sy. No.255-5, to an extent of Ac.1.20 cents, and Sy. Nos.255-2, 255-3, 255-6, and 255-7, to an extent of Ac.0.51 cents, of Budumuru Village, Laveru Mandal, Srikakulam District, without issuing any notice, without initiating proceedings under The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (Act No.30 of 2013), and without following the due process of law. 3. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Government Pleader, relying upon the written instructions of the 4th respondent, submits that the subject land is not used for the public purpose, as alternative land has been identified for the above said public purpose. 4. The copy of the instructions of the 4th respondent shall be made as part of the Court record. 5. In view of the same, no further orders are necessary in this writ petition. 6. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Interim orders, if any, stands vacated. 4 As a sequel, Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________ JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN 18.09.2025 PNS