APHC010448092018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE 1st DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026 PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE V.SUJATHA WRIT PETITION NO: 20874 OF 2018 Between: 1. Palaparthi Appanna @ Konda Dora DIED AS PER LRS, S/o late Appanna Dora Aged 86 years occ.cultivation r/o Chandraiahpalem (v) J.P. Agraharam post, Makavarapalem(M) Visakhapatnam District. 2. Palaparthi Jaggaiah @ Tatabbai, S/o late Appanna dora Aged 84 years occ. cultivation r/o Chandraiahpalem (v) J.P. Agraharam post, Makavarapalem(M) Visakhapatnam District. 3. Palaparthi Venkata swamy @ Bullabbai, S/o late Appanna Dora Aged 82 years Occ. Cultivation r/o Chandraiahpalem (v) J.P. Agraharam post, Makavarapalem(M) Visakhapatnam District. 4. Palaparthi Narayana Rao, S/o late Appanna Dora Aged 78 years Occ. Cultivation r/o Chandraiahpalem (v) J.P. Agraharam post, Makavarapalem(M) Visakhapatnam District. 5. Palaparthi Govinda Rao, S/o. Late Appanna, Aged 56 years, R/o. Harappa Agraharam Village, J. P. Agraharam Post, Visakhapatnam District-531116. 6. Palaparthi Bhaskarmba, W/o. Late Ramana, Aged 66 years, R/o. 50- 121-30/1/13, SF-2, Flat No. 304, Eswar Residency, Balayya Sastri lay out, Beside Starling Towers, Seetammadara, Visakhapatnam (Urban), P and T 2 VS,J W.P.No.20874 of 2018 Colony (vm), Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh - 530013. 7. Palaparthi Siva Prasad, S/o. Late Ramana, Aged 41 years, R/o. 50-121- 30/1/13, SF-2, Flat No. 304, Eswar Residency, Balayya Sastri lay out, Beside Starling Towers, Seetammadara, Visakhapatnam (Urban), P and T Colony (vm), Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh - 530013. 8. Palaparthi Venkata Anil Kumar, S/o. Late Rmana, Aged 44 years, R/o. 50-121-30/1/13, SF-2, Flat No. 304, Eswar Residency, Balayya Sastri lay out, Beside Starling Towers, Seetammadara, Visakhapatnam (Urban), P and T Colony (vm), Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh - 530013. 9. Ch. Indumathi, D/o. Late Ramana, W/o. Praveen Chapa, Aged 42 years, R/o. AF 3, SVS Ananda Nilayam, Yerrayanapalya Road, Near Heritage Fresh, Ramanamurthy Nagar, Benglore North, Doorvninagar, Benglore North Benglore, Karnataka-560016. 10. Palaparthi Satyanarayana, S/o. Late Appanna, Aged 66 years, R/o. 49-33-13/1, Ramakrishna Nagar, Akkayyapalem, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh-530016. 11. Palaparthi Aparna, W/o. Late Venkata Surya Narayana, Aged 46 years, R/o. Harappa Agraharam Village, J. P. Agraharam Post, Visakhapatnam District-531116. 12. Palaparthi Chittemme, W/o. Appanna, Aged 85 years, R/o. Harappa Agraharam Village, J. P. Agraharam Post, Visakhapatnam District- 531116. Petitioners P5 to P12 brought on record as LRs of the Deceased 1st Petitioner as per Courts Order Dt. 04.08.2026 in I.A.No.1 of 2026 ...Petitioners 3 VS,J W.P.No.20874 of 2018 AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by Principal Secretary, Revenue (LA) Department, Secretariat, at Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. The District Collector, Visakhapatnam. 3. The Revenue Divisional Officer/ Land Acquisition Officer, Narsipatnam, Visakhapatnam Dist. 4. The Tahasildar, Makavarapalem(M) Visakhapatnam District. 5. Smt Ramba Chinabulli, W/o. Ramu Naidu, aged about 65 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 6. Smt Vantakula Satyavathi, W/o. Ramana, aged about 45 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 7. Smt Vantakula Rajeswari, D/o. Chandraiah, aged about 53 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 8. Smt Lakkoju Lakshmi, , W/o. Sanyasirao, aged about 49 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 9. Smt Karipureddi Manga, W/o. Sathibabu, aged about 47 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 10. Smt Thamarana Lakshmi, W/o. Demudu, aged about 43 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 4 VS,J W.P.No.20874 of 2018 11. Smt Vantakula Siva, W/o. Rajunaidu, aged about 29 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 12. Smt Manugonda Varahalamma, W/o. Apparao, aged about 56 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 13. Smt Vantakula Ramanamma, W/o. Satyanarayana, aged about 39 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 14. Smt Vantakula Varalakshmi, W/o. Krishna, aged about 50 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 15. Smt Rambha Varalaxmi, W/o. Ramesh, aged about 29 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 16. Smt Balam Lakshmi, W/o. Nageshwara Rao, aged about 40 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 17. Smt Chukka Kondamma, W/o. Ganga Raju, aged about 82 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 18. Smt Bangaru Gangayyamma, W/o. Peda Gangu Naidu, aged about 53 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 19. Smt Palaparti Narasaveni, W/o. Ramana, aged about 46 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 5 VS,J W.P.No.20874 of 2018 20. Smt Balam Seetha, W/o. Appa Rao, aged about 49 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 21. Smt Vantakula Satyavathi, W/o. Chiranjevi, aged about 56 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 22. Smt Yarramsetti Nagamani, W/o. Nookaraju, aged about 58 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 23. Smt Kola Nagamani, W/o. Nageshwara Rao, aged about 49 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 24. Smt Bangaru Ramanamma, W/o. Satyanarayana. aged about 42 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 25. Smt Bangaru Rajini, W/o. Ramu, aged about 26 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 26. Smt Animireddi Lakshmi, W/o. Padaiah, aged about 43 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 27. Smt Lakkoju Devi, W/o. Nanaji, aged about 29 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 28. Smt Dimili Varahalu, W/o. Rama Linga Swamy, aged about 62 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 6 VS,J W.P.No.20874 of 2018 29. Smt Balam Manga, W/o. Ganga Raju aged about 49 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District 30. Smt Vantakula Uma, W/o. Ramana, aged about 47 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 31. Sri Killadi Tatababu, S/o. Appanna, aged about 71 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 32. Smt Pappala Ramanamma, W/o. Sattibabu, aged about 53 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 33. Smt Vantakula Satyaveni, W/o. Kondabbaiah, aged about 37 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 34. Smt Etamsetti Rajeswari, W/o. Venkatasatyanarayana, aged about 46 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 35. Smt Palaparthi Mani, W/o. Srinivasa Rao, aged about 41 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 36. Sri Vattula Ravi Shekar, S/o. Venkata Ramana, aged about 43 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 37. Sri Kolipara Kotilingam, S/o. Veeraiah, aged about 53 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 7 VS,J W.P.No.20874 of 2018 38. Sri Pandiri Srinivasrao, S/o. Nokaraju, aged about 46 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 39. Sri Lallam Sarvam, S/o. Ramachandrudu, aged about 54 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 40. Smt Palaparthi Nanaji, W/o. Tata Rao, aged about 47 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 41. Smt Palaparthi Srilaxmi, W/o. Babji, aged about 36 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 42. Smt Kantam Satya, W/o. Chakradharrao, aged about 44 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. 43. Smt Kamireddi Laxmi, W/o. Nageswar Rao, aged about 52 years, Occ Agricultural Labour, R/o. Harappa Agraharam, Makavarapalem Mandal, Visakhapatnam District. RR 5 to 43 are impleaded as per Courts Order dt.09.02.2026 in I.A.No.1 of 2022. ...Respondents 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 toto issue a writ or direction more particularly, one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondent nos.2 to 4 in including the land of the petitibners i.e. Ac.3-00 in Sy. No. 30-1 situated at Harappa Agraharam Revenue Village (Chandraiahpalem), Makavarapalem(M) Visakhapatnam District in the list of Government land (under sec.22- A) and trying to dispossess the petitioners under the guise of allotment of house sites 8 VS,J W.P.No.20874 of 2018 to land less poor without following the procedure as laid down under land acquisition Act, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Arts. 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent nos.2 to 4 to delete the entry from sec. 22-A in respect of the land of the petitioners, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2018 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 to stay the dispossession of the petitioners from their land to an extent of Ac.3- 00 in Sy. No.30-1 situated at Harappa Agraharam Revenue Village (Chandraiahpalem), Makavarapalem(M) Visakhapatnam District, pending disposal of the above writ petition in the interest of justice. IA NO: 2 OF 2018 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 vacate the interim orders in WPNo. 120874/2018 dated. 18.07.2018 and dismiss the above writ petition and to pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022 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 implead the petitioners/ proposed respondents herein as respondent nos. 5 to 43 in the above writ petition and pass IA NO: 2 OF 2022 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 vacate the interim orders dated 18.07.2018 passed in the above writ petition 20874/2018 and 9 VS,J W.P.No.20874 of 2018 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 Pleased to permit the present Petitioners to come on record of the above Writ Petition as Writ Petitioner Nos. 5 to 12 in place of deceased Writ Petitioner No. 1 as his legal representatives and pass IA NO: 2 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 grant leave to file the Reply Affidavit to the counter filed by the 4th respondent and receive the Reply Affidavit into the file and pass IA NO: 3 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 permit the present proposed Petitioners to come on record of the above Writ Petition as Writ Petitioner Nos.13 to 18 in place of Writ Petitioner No. 2 as his legal representatives and pass Counsel for the Petitioners: M V HANUMANTHA RAO,DANYAMRAJU UMA MAHESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: S SRIDHAR Counsel for the Respondents:GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION (AP) The Court made the following 10 VS,J W.P.No.20874 of 2018 ORDER: Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners sought permission of this Court withdraw the writ petition, in view of the discrepancies in the extent of the land claimed by the petitioners in the affidavit, with liberty to file a fresh writ petition. 2. Permission is accorded. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn, granting liberty, as prayed for. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in this writ petition shall stand closed. ___________________ JUSTICE V.SUJATHA Date: 01.09.2026 KGR