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2025 DAILYLAW 54311 (AP)

E LALITHAMMA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WA/1210/2025 · 2025-11-21

R Raghunandan Rao, T C D Sekhar

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APHC010616522025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3529] SATURDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE R RAGHUNANDAN RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT APPEAL NO: 1210/2025 Writ Appeal under clause 15 of the Letters Patent to set aside the order passed by the learned single judge in W.P. No. 15161 of 2020 dt. 26.12.2023 only insofar as the direction to pay 9percent interest per annum on the amount payable as compensation from the date it fell due ( 03-03-2015 ) to the actual date of payment as being illegal and contrary to the mandate contained in section 80 of THE RIGHT TO FAIR COMPENSATION AND TRANSPARENCY IN LAND ACQUISITION, REHABILITATION AND RESETTLEMENT ACT, 2013 and consequently direct payment of interest on compensation as per section 80 of the Act and allow the present Writ Appeal and pass Between: 1. E LALITHAMMA, W/O VENKATESWARLU, AGE. 50 YEARS, R/O GANI VILLAGE, GADIVEMULA MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...APPELLANT AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS. SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY (LAND ACQUISITION), 4TH BLOCK, GROUND FLOOR, ROOM NO. 136, A.P STATE SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, A.P. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KURNOOL, KURNOOL DISTRICT, KURNOOL, ANDHRA PRADESH. 2 RRR,J & TCDS,J W.A.No.1210 of 2025 3. THE JOINT COLLECTOR CUM LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER, KURNOOL DISTRICT CUM PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR, KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, NANDYAL KURNOOL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH. ...RESPONDENT(S): IA NO: 1 OF 2025 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 dispense with the filing of certified copy of order passed in W.P.No.15161 of 2020, Dt.26.03.2023 and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2025 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 condone the delay of 658 days in filing the above W.A against the order passed by the learned single judge in W.P. No. 15161 of 2020, dated 26.12.2023 failing which the petitioner/appellant will suffer irreparable loss and hardship and pass Counsel for the Appellant: 1. A SRINATH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION 3 RRR,J & TCDS,J W.A.No.1210 of 2025 The Court made the following Judgment: (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) Learned counsel for the appellant seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the present Writ Appeal and to file an appropriate comprehensive Writ Appeal. 2. Accordingly, this Writ Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J ________________ T.C.D. SEKHAR, J Date:22.11.2025 KPV 4 RRR,J & TCDS,J W.A.No.1210 of 2025 135 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE T.C.D.SEKHAR WRIT APPEAL No.1210 of 2025 (per Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Raghunandan Rao) 22.11.2025 KPV