APHC010161852026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] THURSDAY,THE NINTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 9200/2026 Between: 1. K.L. DEEPA,, W/O C.RAJA GOPAL REDDY, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/O 4-117, P. KOTHA PALLI KODIHALLI, LEPAKSHI MANDAL, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT - 515331, 2. P. RAJESWARI, W/O MUNIRAJU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O P.KOTHAPALLI, LEPAKSHI MANDAL, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT. 3. ANUSUYAMMA, W/O SANJEEVA REDDY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O 9-99, KODIHALLI, LEPAKSHI MANDAL, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT - 515331. 4. C. RAMANJINAREDDY, S/O CP ANJINAREDDY, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O 4-83B, P. KOTHA PALLI KODIHALLI, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT - - 515331 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI. PIN- 522238 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PUTTAPARTHI, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT. PIN-515134 3. THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER DE, PANCHAYAT RAJ SUB- DIVISION, HINDUPUR SUB-DIVISION, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT. 515201 4. THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER AE, PANCHAYAT RAJ SECTION, LEPAKSHI MANDAL, SRI SATHYA SAI DISTRICT. 515331 ...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 issue a writ of mandamus or any appropriate writ, order or direction declaring the action of the respondents, particularly Respondent Nos.3 and 4, in attempting to lay a road in the petitioners lands in Sy.No.145-4 of Kodihalli Village, Lepakshi Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District, without issuing notice, without following due process of law, and without payment of compensation, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India and contrary to the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with our peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners lands, and pas IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 No 3 and 4 not to interfere with our peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners lands in Sy.No. 145-4 of Kodihalli Village, Lepakshi Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District, pending disposal of the above writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. G SEKHAR REDDY Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following order : ::ORDER :: Heard Sri G. Sekhar Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri P. Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, for respondents 1 to 4. 2. Petitioners, four in number, filed the above writ petition complaining that respondents 3 and 4 are attempting to lay a road in their lands admeasuring Ac.1-00 cents, Ac.1-00 cents, Ac.1-80 cents and Ac.1-00 cents respectively in survey No.145-4, Kodihalli Village, Lepakshi Mandal, Sri Sathya Sai District without following due procedure as illegal and arbitrary. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that petitioners 1 to 3 purchased the aforementioned lands under registered sale deed Nos.4836 of 2025 dated 19.05.2025, 1065 of 2007 dated 07.02.2007 and 5294 of 2010 dated 19.08.2010 respectively and petitioner No.4 derived title from his father, who in turn, purchased the same under a registered sale deed No.279 of 1999 dated 29.01.1999. The petitioners’ names were updated in the Record of Rights (ROR). Learned counsel would further submit that respondents 3 and 4 are attempting to lay a road in the aforementioned lands, without following due process of law. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development produced the instructions furnished by respondent No.3 vide Rc.No.14/2026/SA dated 08.04.2026 and submitted that the respondent authorities will follow due procedure. 5. In para No.3 of the instructions, it is stated as follows: <In the reference 2nd cited, the Mandal Engineering Officer, MPP., Lepakshi has submitted that, the Petitioner raised objection not to execute through their land for a length of 150 mts along the road. Hence the work has been stopped till further clearance.= 6. Given the instructions of respondent No.3, inviting the counter and keeping the writ petition pending will not serve any purpose. Hence, this writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage with the consent of learned counsel on either side, directing respondents 3 and 4 not to interfere with the petitioners’ possession of the aforementioned lands, without following due process of law. No costs. This order will not preclude the respondent authorities from conducting a survey, if any, by following the procedure. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 09.04.2026 IKN THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 2667 of 2024 Date: 23.03.2026 IKN