1 APHC010561652024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3208] MONDAY,THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH WRIT PETITION NO: 29490/2024 Between: 1. P NAVEEN KUMAR, S/O. LATE AMAMATH SETTY, AGEDSS YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. 8-126/4, KIRAN APARTMENTS, TUDA PLOTS, R.C.ROAD, TIRUPATI(U), TIRUPATI DIST, 2. P M PRAVEEN KUMAR, S/O. CHANDRASEKHAR SETTY, AGED40 YEARS, OCC BUSINESS, R/O. HOUSE NO. 12, KETHI ENCLAVE, PHASE 1 ROAD, SULLURUPET TOWN, SPSR DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP BY ITS SECRETARY, ROADS AND NATIONAL HIGHWAYS, RASTRAPATHI ROAD, NEW DELHI. 2. JOINT COLLECTOR AND CALA, NATIONAL HIGHWAYS - 565 AND LC NO.36, NHAI, TIRUPATI, TIRUPATI DIST. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. SRINIVASULU KURRA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: 3 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.29490 of 2024 ORDER: The present writ petition is filed seeking the following relief: “….to issue a Writ/Order/ Direction more particularly one in the Nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not considering the proposal submitted in Roc No.A/344/23 dated 31.08.24 by the Tahsildar concerned for release of compensation to the Petitioners as interested persons as illegal, arbitrary, without jurisdiction besides violation of Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider the proposal in Roc No. A/344/2023 dt 31.08.24 submitted by the Tahsildar concerned for release of compensation against the land acquired in Sy.No.351/2B of Merlapaka(V), Yerpedu(M), Tirupati District forthwith….” 2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents. 3. As per the orders of this Court, the learned Government Pleader has placed the report of the Joint Collector, dated 03.01.2026. According to the said report, the Tahsildar has re- enquired the award files and recommended for payment of compensation to the petitioners, P.Naveen Kumar and 4 P.Praveen, S/o. late P.Amarnath Setty and the Joint Collector has also given his remarks saying that based on the above report, the Joint Collector and CALA, LC-36, Tirupati has no objection to pay the compensation to the petitioners, after submitting relevant documents pertaining to Survey No.351/2B of Merlapa Village of Yerpedu Mandal. 4. In view of the above assertions, the Writ Petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioners to submit all the relevant documents along with claim petition before the 2nd respondent within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If any such claim petition is filed, the 2nd respondent is directed to consider the same and release the amounts. The said exercise shall be completed within a period of four (4) months. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. _______________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH Date: 05.01.2026 Ivd 5 THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH WRIT PETITION No.29490 of 2024 Dated: 05.01.2026 Ivd