APHC010101592024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] TUESDAY, THE 29th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 5352/2024 Between: 1. P NARAYANACHARI, S/O. P. BALA VENGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. D. NO. 5-637, SANJAYA NAGAR, DHARMAVARAM, ANANATHAPURAMU. 2. M. RAMAKRISHNA,, S/O. LATE CHOWDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. D, NO. 5-621, KADIRI GATE, DHARMAVARAM, ANANATHAPURAMU. 3. V. SESHAIAH,, S/O. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. D. NO. 3-903-9, SHANTHI NAGARA, DHARMAVARAM, ANANATHAPURAMU. 4. V. THIRUPAL,, S/O. VENKATESH, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. D. NO. 3-903-9, SHANTHI NAGARA, DHARMAVARAM, ANANATHAPURAMU. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (LAND ACQUISITION) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT AT PUTTAPARTHY. Page 2 of 4 3. THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICERCUMREVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, DHARMAVARAM, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT. 4. THE TAHSILDAR, , DHARMAVARAM MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, , (R AND B) DIVISION, DHARMAVARAM MANDAL, SRI SATYA SAI DISTRICT ...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 action of the Respondents in passing Award dated 29-03-2023 vide Award R. C No. 1318/2019(F) vide Award No.01/2023 without following the procedure contemplated under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and trying to demolish the Petitioner Houses is illegal, arbitrary, violation of Principles of Natural Justice, violation of settled principles of law and violation of Articles 14, 19(1)(g), 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and violation of provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and consequently set-aside the same and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2024 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 suspend the operation of Award dated 29-03-2023 vide Award R. C No. 1318/2019(F) vide Award No.01/2023 passed by the Respondent No. 3 and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2024 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 not to dispossess the Petitioners from their Houses situated in Sy, No24- 3, 403-1 and 403-2 in Dharmavarm Municipal area, Sanjaya Nagar, Dharmavaram, Sri Satya Sai District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. BANDI SRIHARI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS 2. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: ORDER Assailing the Award No.01/2023, dated 29.03.2023 vide Rc.NO.1318/2019(F) (Ex.P1), the above writ petition was filed. 2. Today when the matter is taken up for consideration, Sri Bandi Srihari, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri Y.Balaji, learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition, would submit that the award impugned in this writ petition is the subject matter in W.P.No.42111 of 2022 and batch. The learned single Judge of this Court allowed the batch of writ petitions on 18.06.2024 and set aside the very same award. The issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the common order dated 18.06.2024 in W.P.No.42111 of 2022 and batch and the operative portion of the common order reads thus: “28) In the result, the proceedings dated 11.07.2022, the notice dated 17.11.2022, Declaration dated 13.08.2022 and the Award dated 29.03.2023 are set aside, in so far as the writ petitioners alone are concerned. The concerned authority shall issue notices afresh to the writ petitioners and after affording opportunity to them, proceed in the matter in tune with the provisions of Law and complete the acquisition proceedings, as expeditiously as possible. 29) Accordingly, W.P.No.42111 of 2022 and W.P.Nos.1456, 2006 of 2023 are allowed in part and W.P.Nos.2536, 10466, 10508, 10540, 10562 of 2023 are allowed. No order as to costs.” 3. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of in terms of the common order dated 18.06.2024 in W.P.No.42111 of 2022 and batch. No order as to cost. Registry is directed to annex the copy of the common order dated 18.06.2024 in W.P.No.42111 of 2022 and batch, to this order. As a sequel, all the pending miscellaneous applications shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI PVD