High Court · 2025

'16 [t/l.Naravian:r S/o.Marthe Venkati, Age 62^ years '" nio.U (,.:l l')-54110-2, Sriramachandrapuram Colony' 504 208. rre R/o H No 4- Or.c. Agriculture, [/lanr herial District - ..PETITIONERS AND I The State c( l:langana, Represented by its P^rincipal Secretary Revenue iin]1,-c,j r.,i n ,u,nt 6r reiang'ana, Secretiriat State, H'7der:rbac ' The Sinc:at:r I ()ollieries Company Limited (SCCL), flepr:serted by its Chief wanagiig )rte r,tor. Singareni Bhavan, Hyderabad' The Dist.rcl [io lector, lvlancherial Distrlct At Mancherial The Revenu':, trivisional Officer' Mancherial District' The Land ho l.risition Officer, Revenue(Land Acquisilion) Dep lrtment' O/o The li'a r,; rerial District Collector' At Mancherlal The Ger,eral l4anager, SCCL, Srirampur Area, Mancherial Dirrtrict' 2 a J 4 t 6 .IIESPONDENTS Petitiorr unc:r Article 226 of lhe constitution of lndia preying that in the circumstances s:a errJ in the affidavit filed therewith' the lligh Court may be pleasedtoissttea,rappropriatewrii,orderordirectionmclreparticularlyoneinthe natureofWrirr:rfly'andamusdeclaringtheactionoftheResllondentsinnot consideringthe.representationsdt.23tO4l2O2Sand24l04l2025andthe Respondent Nc' ' ir rot considering the request of Resp'lndernt lr o 2 to direct the District Collec;torr) lc lass Consent Awards for land Acquisition for the Respondent No.2 SCCL as i1r:,itr ary, unreasonable, illegal, Violative of the 1'rovisions of the ..}, the Telangana (Amendment) Act 21 cf 2017 and Violative RFCTLARR l\:l 2(. of Article 14, 19 anc 300-A of the constitution of lndia and conseq rently direct, the Respondents l,:, cr> l sider the representations dt.23l04/2)25 and 2410412025 and Respondent No 1 ir> direct the Respondent No.3 to pass conserl Awards as per theprovisionsol.:leRFCTLARRAct,20l3andtheTelangana(,\mendment)Act 21 oI 2017 , for tl-!? and Acquisition of the Petitioners lands sitL ated in sy Nos 369,370,373,374,:l7fi,3B7 and 388 in Ramaraopet'Village, Jaipur Nlandal' Mancherial Distr c1 frrr Respondent No.2 SCCL, lndaram Opt:ncast Phase-ll mine in Srirampur a re it. lA 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 to stay the land acquisition proceedings vide Form-Vll Declaration Notification vide RDo File No.A/1481 12020 dt. 19t11t2024, initiated by the Respondents in respect of the Petitioners lands situated in Sy Nos. 369,370,373,375,376,381 and 38g in Ramaraopet Village, Jaipur Mandal, Mancherial Distr:ic't for the Respondent No.2 sccL, lndaram opencast Phase-ll mine in srirampur area and acquire the Petitioners lands by passing a consent Award in accordance to the provisions of the RFCTLARR Act,2013 and the Telangana (Amendment) Act, 2017, pending disposal of the above Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI VEERA SAVAN CHAKRAVARTHY DARA Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1,3,4 and 5: AGp FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 and 6: SRI HARSHA REDDY, SC The Court made the following: ORDER THE HON'B LE SRI JUSTICEN.V.SIIRAVA N XUMIB Writ Petition No. t4966 of 2O25 ORDER: Thi ; ,r,r-i: petition is filed seeking following re liefr :ortsidering the " . tl.eclaing the action of the Respondents n representotior'-s dt.:l!?,,/ '.) 1,/ 2025 and 24/ 04/ 2025 ond tle Re:;pctr, tlen-t No.1 in not consideing the request :tf Re':;por tl'-nt No.2 to direct the District Cotlectors to pa.r;:; C.c rtsent Awards for land Acquisition Jor t''Le Ret:;.oor.d=nt No.2 SCCL as arb'trcuq' un-re Lt:; c. t tal-tle, illegal, Viotatiue of the prouisitns of the li'iC7'LARR Act, 2013 th'e T'elantganta (Arnr.'nL1m-ertt) Act, 21 of 2017 and Violatiue of Arlicle:; 14, 19 and 3OOA of the Constitulion' <tf Inct.i.ct ':r;td. consequentlg direct the Respc'nde'nts to corts;ta'er th-e representations dt.23/ 04/ 2025 a td 2.1/(;4/:'O25 and Respondent No.l to direct tLte Resl-toit" ent No.3 to pass Consent Auards 1s I'er the y:r'.rrt sions of the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 and the T<z|ct,t!'.ana (Amendment) Act, 21 of 20 17 lbr the lartci tttt:rluisition of the Petitioners lands situaled in ,S-ry..\r s.']69, 370, 373, 375, 376, 38"'z ar'd 388 in l?rtrntraopet Village, Jaipur Mandal, l[an':herial Di.st'ic.t far Respondent No.2 SCCL Indantm Opetu:c:;t Phase-II mine in Sirampur area..." ,} Z

2. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Govemment pleader for Revenue for respondent Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5 and Mr.Sri Harsha Reddy, learned standing counsel for respondent Nos.2 and 6. With their consent, this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage.

3. Today when the matter is taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in similar circumstances this Court has allowed the writ petition in W.P.No.2O99 of 2024 dated 04.03.2024 with the following directions: "5. After hearing both sides and perusal of the record, this Court is of the consid.ered. uiew that admittedlg this Court, bg order dated. 23.08.2022 in W.p.No.244S3 of 2021, has set aside th.e Circular Memo dated 11.O1.2021 and directed the Land Acquisition Olficer fo pass necessory consent a u_tards tuhereuer the land losers haue no objection for passing of the Consent Auard or opting for the same and the said direction squarelg a.pplies to tle instant case.

6. In uieut of the same and for the reasons a-ssigned bg the leamed Single Judge i/ i i I I I i 3 of .it.s ;-ottft in W.P.No.24453 of 2027 da;ed 23.()tt.;.1 ,22, the Writ Petition is alloued and the tt s:.('ndents are directed fo pass neczsslry Ccnt:;,.-t t Atuards pr loss of the lands bg the petitior t 's uithin a peiod of three (3) rnonths lrott tl t rlote of receipt of a copy of this c'rder''' { t

4. L,eartred counsel for the petitioner pray this Court to pass sin:il,r order as was passed in W'P'ltlo'2 )99 of 2024 da ,:1 )' .O3.2O25.

5. L,r:arrred Assistant Government Pleadel fo: Land AcquisitLrtl erLd learned Standing counsel hars nc)t disputed the sarn:

6. Re:ur-cling the submission of learnt:d t:ottrLsel on either si<lt, irrd in terms of order passed in V/'P'No'i1099 of 2024 dilJt:cl 04.03.2024, this writ petition is ctisposed of enabling t.hLe petitioners to participate in the er-rqu lf and the respotrt-re'rt authorities may pass conserlt alar i if the petitiorr,:rr; are otherwise eligible lbr r( ceiving compensatr rr , if any, within a period of throe (t)3) nonths from tlre: ,:trr t.e of receipt of a copy of this ord er and commnn j,r:ztt: the same to the petitioner. -/ ,/ 4

7. Recording the above said submission, writ petition is disposed of, accordingly. Miscellaneous petitions, pending, if arry, sha-Il stand closed. However, there shall be no order as. to costs. t l //TRUE COPY// SD/-MOHD. ISMAIL DEPUTY EGISTRAR SECTI FFICER To, '1 . The Principal Secretary Revenue (LA), Government of Telangana, Secretariat State, The State of Telangana, Hyderabad.

2. The Chief Managing Director, The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), Singareni Bhavan, Hyderabad.

3. The District Collector, Mancherial District. At Mancherial. 4- The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mancherial District. 5. The Land Acquisition Officer, Revenue(Land Acquisition) Department, O/o. The Mancherial District Collector, At Mancherial.

6. The General Manager, SCCL, Srirampur Area, Mancherial District. 7. One CC to Sri Veera Savan Chakravarthy Dara, Advocate [OPUC] B. Two CCs to GP for Land Acquisition, High Court for the State of Telangana, at Hyderabad [OUT]

9. One CC to Sri Harsha Reddy, SCIOPUCI

10. Two CD Copies TJ BS i I I I I HIGH COURT DATED:16106i2025 ORDER WP.No.1496tl of 2025 I ..:t'' \1.. t;;;, $11 n,) r- DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS /s /z J I I l I l I ; i I i ; I I I I I J i I I