1 DR,J W.P.No.30693/2025 APHC010588482025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] THURSDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 30693/2025 Between: 1. KUCHUPU NARAYANAMMA, W/O. K.GANGANNA, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/O. VEMAREDDYPALLE, OBULA DEVARA CHERUVU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDING, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT, PUTTAPARTHI. 3. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, PUTTAPARTHI DIVISION, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 4. THE THASILDHAR, OBULA DEVARA CHERUVU MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 5. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER / COMPETENT AUTHORITY, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 6. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA NHAI, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (NHAI) REGIONAL OFFICE AT D.NO. 41-29-45A, R.S.NO. 373/2A, KODANDARAMALAYAM, CHALASANI NAGAR, RANIGARI THOTA, KRISHNA LANKA, VIJAYAWADA, A.P. REP. BY ITS REGIONAL 2 DR,J W.P.No.30693/2025 OFFICER. 7. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND SITE ENGINEER, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (NHAI), 6-4-239, 3RD CROSS MARUTI NAGAR, ANANTAPUR. ...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 to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the highhanded action of the Respondents in failing to grant compensation to the petitioner on par with neighbouring landowners and in demolishing petitioner house/shop in Sy.No. 418-2 in Vemareddypalle, Fl/o. Obula Devara Cheruvu Village and Mandal, Sri Satya Sai District, without adequate payment and/or hearing as being illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, contrary to settleled legal principles. Unsustainable and unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith pay compensation to the petitioner on par with neighbouring/adjacent landowners for the property in Sy.No.418- 2, Vemareddypalle, together with interest at the statutory or judicially recognised rate, from the date of deprivation of possession/demolition until the date of actual payment, and pass 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 to direct the Respondents to consider the representations of the petitioner dated 19-06-2023 and 09-10-2023, pending disposal of the above writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. C B ADARSH KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE 2. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: 3 DR,J W.P.No.30693/2025 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 30693/2025 ORDER:- This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer for: “…to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the highhanded action of the Respondents in failing to grant compensation to the petitioner on par with neighbouring landowners and in demolishing petitioner house/shop in Sy.No.418-2 in Vemareddypalle, Fl/o. Obula Devara Cheruvu Village and Mandal, Sri Satya Sai District, without adequate payment and/or hearing as being illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory, contrary to settled legal principles. unsustainable and unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondents to forthwith pay compensation to the petitioner on par with neighbouring/adjacent landowners for the property in Sy.No.418-2, Vemareddypalle, together with interest at the statutory or judicially recognised rate, from the date of deprivation of possession/demolition until the date of actual payment, and pass…” 2. Heard Sri C.B.Adarsh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner appeared through virtually, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue and learned counsel representing for respondent Nos.6 and 7. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that already she made applications for enhancement of the compensation under Section 3(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred as ‘the Act’) on 19.06.2023 and 09.10.2023. 4. In view of the same, the respondents concerned are directed to consider the representation/application filed under Section 3(5) of the Act and pass appropriate orders within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4 DR,J W.P.No.30693/2025 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ JUSTICE D RAMESH Dt.06.11.2025 Pmk 5 DR,J W.P.No.30693/2025 191 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 30693/2025 Dt.06.11.2025 Pmk