1 APHC010285922026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3521] THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 14946/2026 Between: 1. DESAMSETTI APPALANAIDU, S/O. LATE RAMUNAIDU, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.9-1, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 2. SATISH KUMAR KORADA, S/O. MANMADHA RAO KORADA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 10-48, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 3. MADEM SURI APPARAO, S/O. LATE MADEM APPARAO, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1-166, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 4. GOLAGANI RAMANAMMA, W/O. LATE GOLAGANI RAMBABU, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-106, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT.531011 5. VANTAKULA VENKATALAKSHMI, W/O. VANTAKULA APPALARAJU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-107, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 6. RONGALI VARALAKSHMI, W/O. RONGALI SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.4-105, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, 2 ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 7. REDDY SANDYA, W/O. REDDY KRISHNA, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.3-21, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 8. DUNGALA VIJAYALAKSHMI, W/O. DUNGALA SRIDHAR, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.8-247, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 9. SARAGADAM DEVI, D/O. SARAGADAM RAMUNAIDU, AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1-430, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 10. KARRI VARALAKSHMI, W/O. KARRI RAMA RAO, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.3-18, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 11. PALLI SATYAVATHI, W/O. PALLI DEMUDU, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 12. BANDARU V.V.N. GUPTA KUMAR, S/O. BANDARU TRINADHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1-107, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 13. NEERUKONDA SURYA CHANDRA, S/O. NEERUKONDA NAGESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1-143, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 14. DESAMSETTI KASUBABU, S/O. LATE DESAMSETTI APPARAO, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1-106, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 15. MASARAPU RAMESH, S/O. SRIRAMA MURTHY, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-69, JANGULURU VILLAGE, JANGULURU 3 GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 16. MEWA RAM CHOUDHARY, S/O. RAM DEV RAM CHOUDHARY, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 17. ALLAVARAPU SANYASI NAIDU, S/O. ALLAVARAPU AADINARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 18. VALUREDDI GANGA RAJU, S/O. VALUREDDI APPALA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1-366, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 19. BANDARU NOOKAYYASETTI, S/O. LATE BANDARU SATHIYYA, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, R/O. D. NO.5-77, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 20. RAJANA VENKATA RAO, S/O. LATE RAJANA NARASINGARAO, AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 21. KUMDRAPU ARJUNA, S/O. KUNDRAPU RAMULU, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-263, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 22. PACHIPULUSU VASU, S/O. PACHIPULUSU VENKATA SATYANARAYANA, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.8-288, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 23. PALLI SESHAGIRIRAO, S/O. PALLI APPALANAIDU, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.8-223, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 4 24. DWARPUREDDI TRINADHARAO, S/O. BUCHEYYA, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 25. PANCHADARLA ATCHIYYANAIDU, S/O. KONDADU, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-182, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 26. PANCHADARLA RAJUBABU, S/O. KONDADU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-174, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 27. PANCHADARLA RAMANA, S/O. KONDADU, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-179, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 28. PANCHADARLA KRISHNA APPA RAO, S/O. KONDADU, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-183, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 29. DHARMIREDDI SATYAVATHI @ LAKSHMI, W/O. DHARMIREDDI APPALA NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 30. GOLAGANI AMMAJI, W/O. GOLAGANI DEMUDU, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-203, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 31. DHARMIREDDI ARUNA @ KUMDRAPU ARUNA, W/O. DHARMIREDDI PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 32. SEERA NOOKARAJU, S/O. SEERA SANNIBABU, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI 5 DISTRICT. 531011 33. E. NAGESWARA RAO, S/O. SATYANNARAINA, AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-164, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 34. ERNI AMMAJI, W/O. RAMA RAO, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-163, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 35. JAGDISH CHOUDHARY, S/O. DOOJARAM, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. D.NO.2-165, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 36. VUDUTA VARAHA VENKATA SATYANAND, S/O. KOTESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 12-95, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 37. KUSUMA CHOWDIRI, W/O. PRAVEEN CHOWDIRI, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1-938, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 38. SURISETTY KANAKARAO, S/O. LATE VEERANNA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O. D.NO. 1-173, DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 39. RAJANNA KRISHNA, S/O. RAMULU, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 40. LEKKALA CHINA KRISHNA, S/O. LATE PEDDA APPALANAIDU, AGED ABOUT 80 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 41. GOLAGANI APPALANAIDU, S/O.KONDADU, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM 6 PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 42. SK. SRINU, S/O. SAIDULU, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, R/O. DUPPITURRU VILLAGE, ATCHUTHAPURAM GRAM PANCHAYAT, ATCHUTHAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY,REVENUE DEPARTMENT (LAND ACQUISITION), SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 522237 2. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, ROADS AND BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI,AMARAVATI, ANDHRA PRADESH. 522237 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT AT ANAKAPALLI. 531001 4. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ANAKAPALLI DIVISION, ANAKAPALLI, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531001 5. THE TAHSILDAR, ATCHUTAPURAM MANDAL, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 6. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ROADS AND BUILDINGS, ANAKAPALLI, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531001 7. THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ROADS AND BUILDINGS, ATCHUTAPURAM SECTION, ATCHUTHAPURAM, ANAKAPALLI DISTRICT. 531011 ...RESPONDENT(S): Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. KISHORE KUMAR KATARI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS 7 2. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER: The Writ Petition has been filed for the following relief: “… to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly .one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of respondent Nos.3 to 7 entering into the petitioners houses, shops, house sites, residential portions and bedrooms without issuing any notice or obtaining permission from the petitioners and making fresh demolition markings for the purpose of widening the road and laying additional flyover at Atchuthapuram Junction, Anakapalli District, despite the final order passed by this Honble Court in W.P.No.12851 of 2025, dated 08.05.2025, as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and contrary to the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and consequently direct the respondents not to interfere with the peaceful possession and enjoyment of the petitioners properties except by following due process of law…” 2. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue. 3. Mr. K. Kishore Kumar, learned counsel for the Petitioners, submits that Respondent Nos.3 to 7 have entered into the subject properties of the Petitioners without issuing any notice and have made attempts to mark demolitions for the purpose of widening the road and laying an additional flyover at Atchuthapuram Junction in Anakapalli District, without following due process of law. 4. Sri T. Sanjeev Rao, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on written instructions, submits that the Petitioners are required to give their consent to execute a gift deed in favour of VMRDA/PCPIR, subsequent to which Transferable Development Rights (TDR) bonds shall be 8 issued for the proposed land. As the Petitioners have not given their consent to accept TDR bonds, the authorities shall not acquire their land. It is further submitted that the Respondents have not violated the principles or rules in force. 5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, and recording the written instructions of Respondent No.5, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Respondents not to make any further attempts to demolish the subject properties of the Petitioners without following due process of law. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________ Dr.Y. LAKSHMANA RAO, J Date: 28.05.2026 PRA/JLSR 9 24 THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE Y. LAKSHMANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO: 14946 of 2026 Date: 28.05.2026 PRA/JLSR