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2026 DAILYLAW 20916 (AP)

G. HARINATHA REDDY v. STATE OF A.P.

WP/11224/2018 · 2026-02-12

Sumathi Jagadam

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APHC010253312018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3459] FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 11224/2018 Between: 1. G. HARINATHA REDDY, S/O. JAYARAMI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE R/O. NAKKANAPALLI VILLAGE, SANTHIPURAM MANDAL, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. STATE OF A P, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR, REP BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY. 2. THE JOINT DISTRICT COLLECTOR, CHITTOOR, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 3. THE SUBCOLLECTOR AND SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR LAND ACQUISITION, HANDRI NEEVA SUJALA SRAVANTHI (HNSS) PROJECT UNIT-1, MADAI IAPALLE, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 4. THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, HNSS UNIT-I, MADANAPALLI, CHITTOOR DISTRICT. 5. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, HANDRI NEEVA SUJALA SRAVANTHI PROJECT (HNSS),MADANAPALLE, CHITTOOR 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 toto issue a Writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature 2 of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of 4th respondent issued notice vide Roc.S.D.T/72/2016 date 15.03.2018, so far as in respect of land in Survey No. 23/2A, situated at Gunjarlapalle Village, Santhipuram Mandal, Chittoor District, as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to the provisions of the Right , Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and violative of principles of natural justice and consequently to direct the respondents not interfere with the petitioner land without following procedure as laid under the provisions of Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 notice vide Roc.S.D.T/72/2016 date 15.03.2018 issued by the 4th respondents, pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass IA NO: 2 OF 2018 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 STAY all further proceedings in pursuance of the land acquisition Award No.24/Compulsory/2017-18, dated 01.05.2017 (Land Acquisition Case No.SDT/72/2016), pending disposal of the writ petition and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. PRAKASH C Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE (AP) 2. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION 3. GP FOR IRRI AND CAD (AP) 3 The Court made the following ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner appeared through online and submitted that the cause in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. Recording the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________________________ JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM Dated: 13.02.2026 KAS 4 102 THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM WRIT PETITION NO: 11224/2018 Dated: 13.02.2026 KAS