APHC010293752018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3209] MONDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA WRIT PETITION NO: 13248/2018 Between: 1. ZAKEER PASHA, S/O. M.H. PASHA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, VINAYAKAPURAM, H/O. LAKSHMIPURAM CROSS, LAKSHMIPURAM, KUPPAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE UNION OF INDIA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HYGHWAYS, 5TH FLOOR, TRANSPORT BHAVAN, 1, SANDAD MARG, GOKUL NAGAR, SANSAD MARG ROAD, NEW DELHI- 110 001. 2. NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, G5 AND G6, SECTOR-10, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI - 110 075, REP.BY ITS CHAIRMAN MANAGING DIRECTOR, 3. JOINT COLLECTORCUMLAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE. 4. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY, FOR LAND ACQUISITION AND SUB- COLLECTOR - NH-19 MADANAPALLI, CHITTOR DISTRICT, NH-19 5. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, CPA ROAD, OPP. BAPUJI PARK, MADANAPALIA, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): NJS,J W.P No.13248 of 2018 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PRAKASH C Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA 2. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION (AP) NJS,J W.P No.13248 of 2018 3 The Court made the following Order: Mr. Prakash C, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that the despite his efforts, he is not able to secure any instructions from the legal representatives of the deceased-petitioner. Be that as it may. 2. As seen from the paragraph-7 of the affidavit, the grievance of the petitioner is with regard to the amount of compensation determined by the respondent No.4 in respect of the land which was acquired for the purpose of laying the National Highway. 3. Mr. K Arjun Chowdary, learned Assistant Government Pleader, points out that the grievance with regard to the compensation has to be agitated before the Arbitrator in terms of Section 3G(5) of National Highways Act, 1956 and the writ petition is not maintainable. 4. However, in the light of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the writ petitioner died during the pendency of the writ petition, the same is dismissed as abated. No costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in these writ petitions shall stand closed. __________________________ JUSTICE NINALA JAYASURYA Date:08.12.2025 Ksj