Abimidipati Annapoorna Bhavani v. Land Acquisition Officer, Yeluru Reservoir Project Peddapuram, East Godavari, A.l

Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an approprrate Writ, order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not depositing Compensation amounts to the petitioners as per award in LAOP No.B11/2023 dt.1 'l .11 .2024 as illegal, arbitrary and in violative of Article 300-4 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents herein to release and pay the decreetal amount. IA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affrdavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to issue interim directions by directing the respondents to release and pay the Compensation amount to the petitioners as enhanced by The Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad in LAOP No.811/2023 d1.11.11.2024 forthwith pending disposal of this writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioners : SMT. P.BHAVANA RAO Counsel for the Respondents No.1&5 : AGP FOR IRRIGATION counser ror the Respondent No'2 tl'#olo? ' ifi,XiF&Tl#purururruc counser for the Respondents No.3&4 , it',?:#rr:HHI0:^[r=J*, The Court made the following: ORDER 'a4WV *4.-.\tn ,/ ,./-, THE HONOURABLE SItI IUSI'ICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAI{ WI(IT PETITION No.21598 of 2025 ORDER Ilearcl learned counscl for the petitioners and MS.S.Swathi, Ie;rrnctl Assistant Covernnrent Plcader for lrrigaLion appearing for rcspondt rrt Nos.1 and 5, Sri.Mohd Naveed khan, learncd Assistant Government for Finanr:e ancl Planning appearing for respondcnt No.2 and Sri.Somu Srinivas ii<:,_ldv, Icalncd Assistant Governmcnt Plcadcr for Land acquisition app(rrirrg loi respondcnt Nos.3 ancl 4. Wittr the consent of the parties, tl-rc writ pt'Litirlr is bcing taken up for disposal at thc admission stage itself

2. I his r.r'rit petition is f ilcd sceking iollowing praycr "to decLnre Lle actiou of lhe respondetts in not deposiLittg Cornpensntiott atnounts to tlrc petitiorrcrs as per azonrd in LAOP No. 811/2023 dt.77.11.2024 ns illegnL arbitrary and in oiolatitte o_f Article U/s..100A oi tlrc Constitulion ol India nnd conscquent'it.r rlirtct tlre resyndcnts lrrein Io release and pay the decrcetnl nfitoLu1t."

3. Brief facts in this ivrit pr:titiolt are that the respondent authouties had acquired thc petitioncrs' lant{ for the purpose of excavation and constluction of CN4 & CD works oI Bhudc{ararn Rigl-rt Main Canal. -fhereaf ter, re spor-rilcnt authorities under Section 11(1) of thr: I(ight to Fair Compensatron and Transparency and Rehabilitation and Ilesettlement Act, 2013 issued notification in Gazel.te No.32 dated 11-04.2018 and thereafter, declaration ln Ca;rct[e U/s.19 No.32 clatcc] 26.09.201u rvas also issued. Subseqrrcnth,, a:r An,arcl bearing No.72 of 2019 in fllc No.B2/71/2018 datetl 11.07.2019 u,as passcd, fixing the markct value of [anc1 to Rs.1,00,000/- per acre. Aggrie\.ed b]. 2 the arvard dated 11.07.2019, pctitioners made application undcr Section 64 of thc i{ight to Fair Compensation and Transparency and Rehabilitation and ReseLtlement Act, 2013 and the same was numbered as L.A.O.P.No.811 of

2023. fhe Larrd Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlcmcnt Authority, zrlde Awarcl dated 11.77.2021, enhanced the market value- Challenging the Award clatccl 11.11.2024, respondent preferrecl appeal bcaring l-.A.A.S.No-13 of 2025 and tlris Cowt ttide order dated 06.02.2025 ir-r l.A.No.l of 2025 in L.A.A.S.No.13 ct( ?l)25, grantcd conditional stav of awarcl and directecl the respondcnis to deposit 50% of thc amount, within a pcriod of twelvc (12) r'r,ecks frorn receipt oI cop1, of the order and the petitioners h.ere permitted to r,vithdraw the samc.

4. I-earned counscl for thc pctitioners submits that inspite of tl're interim ordcr dated 06.02.2025 in I.A.No.1 oI 2025 ir.r L.A.A.S.No.73 of 2025, respondent authorities failed to dcposit the 50% of thc arnourrt. Aggricvcd by Lhe Stlne, this n,r'it pehtion is filcc{

5. l,earned counsel for the petitioners [rac1 drawn attcntion of this Court to Judgment passed 111 Abimidipati Annapoorna Bhavani Vs. Land Acquisition Officer, Yeluru Reservoir Project Peddapuram, East Godavari, A.l'. and othersl, whcrein direction was givcn to thc respondent authoritics thercin to deposit thc compcnsation amount. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that while clealing with thc similar circumstance this Court in W.P.No.16529 of 2025 t ide order dalecl -17.06.2025, passed the I'ollowing order:- ' 2005(3)ALT -233 (LB) ' -+r*\; ''.1e/ ..+h\,+ t\\ )r'// ..Y ,1, "Recording the subtttissiott mnde by lenrned counsel appearing on eitlrcr side nnd in terms of the order diled 24.04.2025 passed it W.P.No.12425 of 2025, this zuril petition is disposed of directin5 tlrc respondent tutllorities to deposit 50% of decreetal amount )n terms of tlrc order dated 29.09.2023 pnssed in I.A.No.3 of 2023 in L.A.A.S.No.3 o.f 2023, L.A.A.S.No.53 of 2023, to tlu ctedit o.f L.A.O.P.No.47 of 2016 on the lile of the Senior Cioil ludge nt Nunyanpct, as cxpcrlitiously as possible, at any rate toithin a period of tlu-ae (03) nrcnLlrc f-otr the dnlt' o.f receipt of a copy of this order antl commtuticnte the snme to the patitioners."

6. Learned counscl for thc petitioners pray this Court to pass similar: orclcr as passed in W.P.No.16529 of 2025 datecl 17.06.2025.

7. Learned Assistant Covernment l'leader appearing for rcspondcuts submits that appropriate orders be passe d in tl-ris writ petition' g. Recorrling the submission made by lcarncd counsel appearing on cithcr side and in terms of the order datcd 17.06.2025 passecl in w.P.No.16529 of 2025, this writ petition is disposed of dirccting the respondent authorities to dcposit 50% of decreetal amount in terms of the order dated 06.02.2025 in 1.A.No.1 0f 2025 in L.A.A.s.No.13 of )025, as expeclitiously as possible, at any Iatc within a periodofthrce(03)nlonthsfromthedateofrecciptofacopyofthisrlrdt:ranc1 comrnunicate thc samc to the petitioners.

9. Accorclingly, this writ Petition rs disposed of. Miscclian.cous applications, if anY Per-rding, shall stand closed. No order as to costs SD/. B. REKHA RANI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTI FFICER To, 1 2 J I["r:l[:l's:"'.:?:"..':,"d,]i[Y$:s,?at&:H,:1ti""'''?31?'j''fi"?i"';'?'?. irr*l"lr;::";:slh';i?lfi.ff rsn!1,"#;'?l'?*ombedkarsecretariat The District Collector, Wanaparthy District' at Wanaparthy' (wl I I I I I i

4. The Special Deputy Collector (LA), RLISp-ll, pebbair, Wanaparthy District 5 The Executive.Engineer, RLISP, Execution Division No.5, pebbair, Wanaparthy District.

6. One CC to SIVT.P.BHAVANA RAO, Advocate. [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP FOR IRRIGATION, High Court for the State of Telangana. touTl

8. Two CCs to GP FOR FTNANCE & PLANN|NG, Hiqh Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT]

9. Two CCs to GP FOR REVENUE, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad. [OUT]

10. Two CD Copies. BSK GJP HIGH COURT DATED:2510712025 ORDER WP.No.21598 of 2025 I I l rtE ST4 14: $ ( o 26 ruBM i ( Pz At' L) DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS