APHC010315292020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3332] FRIDAY,THE SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 20857/2020 Between: 1. VENNAPUSAUMABHASKAR REDDY,, S/O. V. VENKAT REDDY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O. NO. 1/95, PRASANNAYAPALLI VILLAGE, RAPTHADU POST AND MANDAL, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PANCHAYATH RAJ AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVTHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT, ANANTAPUR. 4. THE DIVISIONAL ENGINEER PANCHAYATH RAJ DEPARTMENT, ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER PANCHAYATH RAJ, ANANTAPUR, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT 6. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, DHARMAVARAM DIVISION, ANANTAPUR DISTRICT. 7. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, RAPTHADU POLICE STATION, 2 ANANTAPUR 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 topleased to issue a Writ, or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in intending to take possession of the petitioner's land admeasuring Ac. 3.46 cents in Sy. No. 95 of Prasannayapalli Village, RapthaduMandal, Anantapur District for laying of road through .the petitioner's agriculture land without any notice and proceedings prescribed under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 as illegal, arbitrary, Unconstitutional, against principles of natural justice and contrary to the provisions laid down under Act 30 of 2013 and consequently direct the respondents not to lay the road over the petitioner's land an extent Ac. 3-46 cents in Sy. No. 95 of Prasannayapalli Revenue Village of RapthaduMandal, Anantapur district, without following due process of law and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2020 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 direct the respondent authorities not to proceed with the laying of road through the petitioner's land an extent of Ac. 3-46 cents in Sy. No. 95 of Prasannayapalli Revenue Village of RapthaduMandal, Anantapur district without following due process of law, pending disposal of the Writ petition before this Hon'ble court and to pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. M L NEELIMA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that, by virtue of efflux of time, the cause in the writ petition has become infructuous on the ground that the authorities have already laid road in the petitioner’s land. It is further submitted that the petitioner now intends to claim compensation and to take appropriate steps in that regard, and therefore sought permission of this Court to close the Writ Petition with liberty to pursue the said remedy. In view of the fact that the road has already been laid in the petitioner’s land and the petitioner intends to claim compensation by approaching the authorities concerned, giving liberty to the petitioner in that regard, the Writ Petition is closed. As a sequel, miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand closed. _____________________________ JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI Date: 02.01.2026. JLV 4 270 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAVI CHEEMALAPATI WRIT PETITION NO: 20857/2020 Date: 02.01.2025. JLV