Tulsidas Patel v. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, At Lakdikapool, Hyderabad

Counsel for the Appellant : Shri E. Madan Mohan Rao December 06, 2006 Per G.S. SINGHVI, CJ This appeal is directed against order dated 15-11-2006 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby he dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant for restraining the respondents from interfering with his possession over the land measuring Ac.037 guntas in Survey Nos.220 and 221 situated at Kapra Village of Keesara Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. The appellant claims to have purchased the land in question from M.Ram Reddy, S/o.M.Papi Reddy by registered sale deed dated 19-9-1997 despite the fact that the same stood acquired by the State Government in 1966 for establishment of Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC). The appellant is said to have represented to the State Government for releasing the land in question by asserting that the suit filed by him for grant of declaration and perpetual injunction against the State of Andhra Pradesh and Mandal Revenue Officer, Keesara was decreed by Principal Senior Civil Judge, Ranga Reddy District vide his judgment dated 16- 6-2006. He also relied on G.O.Ms.No.375, dated 7-9-2002 and pleaded that in view of the withdrawal of acquisition of some parcels of land, the respondents should be ordained to release the land in question as well. We have heard learned counsel for the appellant and perused the record. The representation made by the appellant for release of land was rejected by Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) (Industries), Hyderabad vide Memo dated 3-11-2006, the relevant portions of which are extracted below: “The above representation has been examined under the provisions and the judgments of the various civil courts: The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India reported in AIR 2000