APHC010289832026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3331] THURSDAY,THE ELEVENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 15224/2026 Between: 1. YADALA VENKATA RATNAM, S/O. VENKATESWARLU, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 2. SHAIK CHAND BASHA,, S/O. MASTAN SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 3. NANNURI PEDA SUBBAIAH,, S/O. PEDA SUBBAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 4. SINGARAJU VEERAMMA,, W/O. ANKAIAH, AGED ABOUT 76 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 5. GINNE MURALI,, S/O. TRIPALU, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 6. NEERUKATTU BALAMMA,, W/O. PEDA MASTANAIAH AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 7. VARIKUTI RAMANAMMA,, W/O. SREENIVASULU, AGED 63 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 8. VARIKUTI CHIRANJEEVI,, S/O. SREENIVASULU, AGED 42 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 9. SINGARAJU RAMULAMMA,, W/O. KOTAIAH, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, KANDUKUR ROAD PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 10. SHAIK SILAR SAHEB,, S/O. MAHAMMAD HUSSAIN, AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 11. SAYYAD PEDDA PEERA @ PEERA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 12. SIDDAVATAM SAROJANAMMA,, W/O. RAMANAIAH, AGED 53 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 13. SIDDAVATAM VARA LAKSHMAMMA,, W/O. PIRUPALU, AGED 59 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 14. KAVULURI KHASIM BEE,, W/O. PEDA HAJARTH, AGED ABOUT 75 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 15. SHAIK NAZI MALANG,, S/O. CHINNA BIKARI SAHEB AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 16. GARIKAPATI RAMANAIAH,, S/O. MASTANAIAH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 17. NANNURI LAKSHMANA,, S/O. NARASIMHULU, AGED 58 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 18. . YAGATEELA NARAYANA,, S/O. CHINNAIAH, AGED ABOUT 78 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 19. NULA MALYADRI,, S/O. MALAKONDAIAH, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 20. RAGIPATI LAKSHMI,, W/O. SREENIVASULU, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 21. BOYALLA NARAYANAREDDY,, S/O. MALAKONDAREDDY AGED 56 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 22. BANDARU SREENIVASULU,, S/O. ALLURAIAH, AGED 38 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 23. SHAIK PEDDA RASOOL, @ NAYAB RASOOL, S/O. MAHABOOB SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 24. AKULA MOHAN RAO,, S/O. ANJANUYULU, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 25. CHITTURI RAMADEVI,, W/O. PRASAD, AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 26. VAJRALA SUBBARAO,, S/O. NAGAIAH, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 27. SHAIK ALLABAKSH,, S/O. IMAM SAHEB, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 28. TAVVA MALYADRI REDDY,, S/O. MUSALA REDDY, AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 29. DERARAPU CHANDRA BABU,, S/O. HANUMANTURAO, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 30. KETHU VENUGOPAL REDDY,, S/O. THIRUPATHI REDDY AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 31. YALAMANDALA RAHIMULLA,, S/O. HUSSAIN, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT. 32. SHAIK SHAMSUR,, S/O. BALEDANTHU, AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 33. KANCHARLA NAGA MAHA LAKSHMI, W/O. SRINIVASULU AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. 34. SYBA RAMANAMMA,, S/O. THIRUPATAIAH, AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS, R/O. KANDUKUR ROAD, PAMURU TOWN AND MANDAL, PRAKASAM DISTRICT. ...PETITIONER(S) AND 1. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, PANCHAYAT RAJU DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. 522238 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, MARKAPUR, MARKAPUR DISTRICT, (ERSTWHILE PRAKASAM DISTRICT) _ 523316 3. THE PANCHAYAT EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PAMURU MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT, (ERSTWHILE PRAKASAM DISTRICT) 523316 4. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, PAMUR GRAMA PANCHAYAT, MARKAPUR DISTRICT, (ERSTWHILE PRAKASAM DISTRICT) 523108 5. THE REVENUE DIVISIONAL OFFICER, KANIGIRI MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT, (ERSTWHILE PRAKASAM DISTRICT) 6. THE THASILDAR, PAMURU MANDAL, MARKAPUR DISTRICT (ERSTWHILE PRAKASAM DISTRICT) ,,523108 7. THE GRAMA/SACHIVALAYAM SURVEYOR, SWARNA GRAMA SACHIVALAYAM, VELIGANDIA, MARKAPUR DISTRICT, (ERSTWHILE PRAKASAM DISTRICT) _ 523241 8. THE SPECIAL COLLECTOR, LAND ACQUISITION (NH-167 B), MAKAPUR DISTRICT AT MARKAPUR, (ERSTWHILE PRAKASAM DISTRICT) 523316 9. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, DEPARTMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, NEW DELHI 110001 ...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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents in marking the petitioners RCC residential and commercial buildings for demolition for the proposed widening of the Nh-167B in Ward No.2 covered by Sy.No. 370 of Pamuru Town and Mandal, Markapur District.,(erstwhile Prakasam District) without issuing any and without following the mandatory procedure under Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 19, 21,26 to 30 and 31 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 as illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents not to take any coercive steps including demolition or eviction against the petitioners properties and buildings without following due process of law and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2026 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 may be pleased to direct the respondents not to take any coercive action including demolition or eviction of the petitioners’ RCC buildings situated in Ward No.2 covered by Sy. No 370 of Pamuru Town and Mandal, Markapur District (erstwhile Prakasam District), pending disposal of the present writ petition and pass Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1. PAVAN KUMAR PASUPULETI Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ RURAL DEV 2. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION 3. GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ::ORDER :: The petitioners, 34 in number, have filed the present writ petition challenging the high-handed action of the respondent No.3 in making markings on their properties admeasuring 47.11 yards; 106.66 yards; 33.33 yards; 105 yards; 26.66 yards; 33.33 yards; 58.33 yards; 70 yards; 60 yards; 122.22 yards; 133.33 yards; 97.77 yards; 46.66 yards; 222.22 yards; 53.33 yards; 9.33 yards; 43.33 yards; 26.66 yards; 31.11 yards; 56.22 yards; 100 yards; 133 yards; 100 yards; 22.22 yards; 22.22 yards; 45.33 yards; 75 yards; 61.33 yards; 194.44 yards; 23 yards; 60 yards; 33.33 yards; 17.77 yards and 87.11 yards situated in Sy.No.370, Ward No.2 of Pamuru Town and Mandal, Markapur District, without issuing any notice or following the procedure contemplated under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. Heard Sri Pavan Kumar Pasupuleti, learned counsel for the petitioners, Sri Panuku Rajesh Kumar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj appeared for respondent No.1, Sri M. Chandra Sekhar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appeared for respondents 2, 5 to 8, Ms. Kavitha, learned counsel representing Sri M. Sudhir, learned Standing Counsel appeared for respondents 3 & 4 and Sri T. Niranjan, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appeared for respondent No.9. 3. The writ petition was listed on 04.06.2026. Sri Bhagat Singh, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, on written instructions, submitted that the revenue authorities did not make any markings on the aforementioned structures of the petitioners. Hence, the writ petition was adjourned at the request of the learned Counsel appearing for the Gram Panchayat to get written instructions. Page 6 of 7 4. Today, when the matter is taken up, Ms. Kavitha, learned counsel representing Sri M. Sudhir, learned Standing Counsel appearing for respondents 3 & 4, on written instructions, would submit that the authorities of the Gram Panchayat are not interfering with the petitioners’ possession and enjoyment of the properties situated in Sy.No.370, Ward No.2 of Pamuru Town and Mandal, Markapur District. The instructions are made as part of the record. 5. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, keeping the writ petition pending, inviting a counter-affidavit will not serve any purpose. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of learned counsel appearing on either side, directing the respondents 3, 4 & 6 not to interfere with the aforementioned properties situated in Sy.No.370, Ward No.2 of Pamuru Town and Mandal, Markapur District, without following due procedure. No order as to costs. As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. ___________________________ JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI Date: 11.06.2026 TVN 4 THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.15224 OF 2026 Date: 11.06.2026 TVN