APHC010486022025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3233] MONDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN WRIT PETITION NO: 25866/2025 Between: 1. KATASANI PURUSOTHAM REDDY, S/O K.SUNKI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.4-20, KONAPURAM VILLAGE, H/O METTUPALLE VILLAGE OWK MANDAL, NANDYAL DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, G 5 AND 6, SECTOR-10, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI 2. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA, ANANTHAPUR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, ANANTHAPUR 4. THE JOINT COLLECTOR/CALA NH ACT 1956, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT, ANANTHAPUR 5. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ANANTHAPUR, ANANTHAPUR DISTRICT 6. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, REVENUE (LA) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT 2 ...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 an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature Writ of Mandamus, declaring the impugned paper award vide Award No. 27 of 2019, Tadipatri Village of Tadipatri Mandal, Ananthapur District, dated 10.06.2019 passed by the 4th respondent without depositing the compensation contrary to section 3 A to 3H of National High ways Act, 1956, as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to Articles 14,19,21 and 300- A of The Constitution of India and consequently set aside the aforesaid impugned award, dated 10.06.2019 in so far as petitioner is concerned 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 pleased to grant stay of dispossession of the petitioner from his land in sy.no.880-A- Extent 186.66 sq.yards at Tadipatri Rural area of Gannevaripalle Panchayat of Tadipatri Mandal, Anantapur District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. CHANDRA SEKHARA REDDY. S Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. CHAUDHARY AND CHAUDHARY ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS LAW FIRM 2. GP FOR REVENUE 3 The Court made the following Order: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.1 & 2 and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent Nos.3 to 6. 2. All the learned counsels submit that, this matter is squarely covered by the orders of this Court in W.A.Nos.744 of 2023 and batch, dated 30.08.2024, as confirmed by the orders of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.59011/2024, dated 20.01.2025. The copies of both the orders shall be made as part of the Court record. 3. All the learned counsels submit that, this matter is squarely covered by the above said orders passed by the Division Bench of this Court and as well as the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, since the petitioner is also covered by the Award dated 10.06.2019, which is one of the subject Awards in the above said cases. 4. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of by setting aside the Award dated 10.06.2019 to the extent of quantum of compensation awarded in the Award with a further direction to the competent authority i.e., the Joint Collector to recalculate the compensation payable to the petitioner herein by taking the market value of the affected lands as on 01.01.2022. The entire exercise shall be completed within a period of three (03) months from the date of receipt of copy of this Order. Interim 4 order, if any, deemed to have been vacated. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, Miscellaneous Petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _________________________ JUSTICE B KRISHNA MOHAN 02.02.2026 NNN