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33.Smt. Erpa Sharada, W/o Balakrishna Aged 22 years occ agriculture

34. Jata Bhaskar, S/o Sammaiah Aged 26 years occ agriculture

35. Smt. Jara [Vlallamma, W/o Sammaiah Aged 55 years ooc agriculture

36. Smt. Battu Vijaya, W/o Rambabu Aged 28 years occ ae,riculture

37.Erpa Buchaiah. S/o Ramaiah Aged 42 years occ agricultLlre

38. Erpa l\,4uthaiah. S/o Papaiah Aged 50 years occ agricul ure

39. Jara Swamy, S/,: Pagidaiah Aged 36 years occ agricuitrre

40.Jara Raju, S/o Pagidaiah Aged 40 years occ agriculture 41 . Joga Laxmaiah, S/o Ramaiah Aged 26 years occ agricttlture coolie

42.E.pa Ramesh, S/o Buchaiah Aged 23 years occ agricul.ure

43. Smt. Jara Bhadramma, W/o [Vlangaiah Aged 29 years cc,] agriculture

44. Smt. Joga Suramma, W/o Ramaiah Aged 50 years occ a3riculture

45. Erpa Laxmaiah, S/o Papaiah Aged 40 years occ agricultu re

46. Erpa Eswari, D/o Buchaiah Aged 25 years occ agriculturt:

47.Payem Buchaiah. S/o Pothaiah Aged 60 years occ agri,;ulture

48. Smt. Erpa Anrmakka, Wio Papaiah Aged 70 years occ rtcrriculture

49.Jara Bushaiah. S/o Pagidaiah Aged 48 years occ agricLlture

50. Nall Laxmaiah, S/o Ramaiah Aged 45 years occ agricul ure

51. Nali Eswari, D/o Laxmaiah Aged 27 years occ agriculture

52.Jara Vijaya kumirr, S/o Bushaiah Aged 26 years occ ag-ir;ulture

53. Joga Sammaiah. S/o Ramaiah Aged 31 years occ agriculture

54. Smt. Jara lVluthamma, W/o Pagidaiah Aged 60 years occ agriculture

55. Erpa Nagaiah, S/o Laxmaiah Aged 50 years occ Agricu ture All r/o Darapadu(V) Tekulapally(lV) Bhadradri Kothagudem District ...PETITIONERS AND

1. The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare (TW) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad.

2. The District Collector, Bhadradri Kothagudem District At Kothagudem. 3. The Joint Collector, Bhadradri Kothagudem District At Kothagudem. 4. The Revenue Divisional Officer & LAO Kothagudem, Bhadradri Kothagudem Dist.

5. The Tahasildar, Tekulapally(lV) Bhadradri Kothagudem Distrtct 6. The Singareni Collieries Co- Ltd., Rep. by its Chairman and [\/anaging Director, Red Hills, Hyderabad.

7. The General [Vanager Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd-, Yellandu area, at Yellandu, Bhadradri Kothagudem Dist. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue writ or direction preferably writ of [t/landamus declaring the inaction of the respondents in extending to the petitioners the Koyagudem Project R and R package and other benefits on par with neighboring villages of Te(ulapally (lV) and also providing employment to the families of petitioners in terms of G.o.Ms. no.34 Social welfare(TW) Department dl.29-4-2010 pursuant to the acquisition of their lands in Darapadu(v) of Tekulaplly(M) as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of principles of natural justice and violative of Articles 14 and 21 of the constitution of lndia and consequently direct the respondents to extend all the benefits to the petitioners as provided in the Koyagudem project RandR package communlcated vide proceedings of respondent no.5 bearing Rc No.Bt626t2O12 dt.4-5-2016 and also provide employment opportunities to the families of the Petitioners l.A. NO: 1OF 2017(WPMP. NO:10 64 0F 20171 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 direct the respondents to consider and take appropriate action upon representation dt.27-6-2016 submitted by some of the petitioners, pending the disposal of writ petition in the interest of justice. ) ,r) 4 5 .EE$i::l'-'El*-'"" :j_-*n. rA 1-..' /1, -r-r- /: t I l. l ; i I j l 2 .t 4 l1 lA NO: -l o F 2018 Betwqen: I 4iFrecra.Nzr renrlpr q /^ ,4s., zC,*-";';.:' ;l: Ajmeera l)e'u:a Nayal, ffiffiffifi: l ji##*m,,1 .alri ffirHy*:Fl,ity"**, I *:IJii ii,?fl* l+ffi ,illl,, ;tiJ:. colon.r. ayeika araln, Pedcidpalh. Ke (I'tSrEicr [3rrk1 a ]j;11 11l1,sh N*y. rli,. S?4o,.Mangy;r Na-r.ak, llll, i;'^Y1 ",,.: oct':'trrr-c,nproyer- ^/(). pcdrr,r p: r rr1' K" ;,;,'Br:li;$:i r, 8r NC ( or(,ny, :.i 5l-q k, .i\() ll . IrnpleEd pe titioners /,?espondents ]:1." l,; l.',,,ur. s/o r,,,l,TL"n, , I \('r,t S. ()1 r 7\,,1t( llltUfC rri' _lw islrr r; r, S7, r. Ir:tlrur;rlr Et P;r '\,1 : l: \,.;,r..j, ( ),.,: A;,rr,.rrlrrrr.c [.rp;r,lt ,1 r.rr:rir. S/,r .,r*r,,r*, /\r,, ,/ ....r.iu.S. ( r, , . 4,,5f,.rrlt1;1. Etpa 1t66lyt1u,S/o Ta4q aiol, tsJe qr fears, Orr . Alrtcu({_rrr< .IJ 7 1rF,! l, :t l ) 6 7 8 9 -q' Erl'a Buk1.**., S/u lta;rlaiah, Ag( : 6 l years, Occ: /\gricu lturc Kodem pentart, S/, , l,aparah, Ag(': 59 ycars, Oc6; Agricujture Kursam papaiah, S/o. Erraia*1, r\gc : . JO ycais, Oac: /,:11ri6sllrrrE 11"."iT Bojjaiah; S/, Enaiah, A'ge: 36 years, Ooc: t griculrurc Yy"i: Nageswar Rrro, !j/o. I_rr aiatr, @: 33 years. Occ: Agriculture 1(o SaSdm,,Pe ntarah, S/r r. Buchaiah, Age:'*9.5aars, Occ: r,.griculfu re I 1, trrpa l3_ucharah, S/o. paparah, Age: 46 years, Occ: Lgricutturc, 12. , Kirrsam Rmraswamy, S/o. Erraiah, Age: B6-.5zeals, Occ: Ag:{culturr: 13. Krursarn( Mallesh, Sli,. Erraiah, Agii : .31 5reans,. O cc :,A grsic ulture 14. Erpa Rarnaswamy, S,/o. Jaggaiah, Age: 37 years, Occ: Agr.icul rc I :r. Erpa_I)agadara h, S/o. Jaggaiatr, Age 32 years, C)cc: agricuttr.rre 16. Kodem Mangaizrh, S/o. paoai:rh, Age: 60 years, Occ: Agnculturc

17. Dansari Lakshmin.,:ayal1, S/o. Venkateswarlu, Age: 29 yea,rs, Occ: Agncultuie IB. Erp:r Samrnaialr, S/o. Jaggaiai, Agc: 4() ycars. Ocr.: Agncul(ure 19. Ilrpa B^uchaizrh, S/o. La_xntaiatl, Age: 12 years, Occ: Agriculture :20 Ei-p:r I):rp:rialr, S/o Aoc 46 vr.ars ()r-r I-:u<mzriah, A r, ri11 1l1, ,r-.. ,,.,.* l '2 I ' r, -.2 - '23 ?1 25 -L- I,ur I r..r r, r V-er;aSwarrrr.. 57, r., logaiah. Age t? i !.c.u-s, Occ: l\griculntrc , K, :ml /\r,r.. .r. v(.arS, OCC: Agri(.rrltUre ltarnakl<a, W/u. M;rngaiah, ]cm , Nanrcsh, S/,, B,,u.,irh, 1\R(.: :,. ,,.,.:rrs, (,)g!: 4Rrir.rrlrure 1,,].1::.:1, PaYam,li rishn4, S/,r,. I iu, l,rlrlr, l-\ge: 30 \,ea{s, ()ec: Aitr icrrltrrrc tsr-,Ratrer.on+a}l, S/o t,a11,,.,1,, AqF; 31' yeq5s, Ooc: Ag.ic,rirLrre

26. Smtl*ofieerr.,ti"*4.1, y,! Ap-e: 'Je y€eJq, Occ: r\ilricu liirre 27. .l:rra S:rr rtmarah, ,S/,, Nhg,aiah. Alie: ,1 i r r:ars, ()cc: agriciilrure / o. t_aLc Vr:nka re ;rvarltr :28. I(:rngal:r Nageswara Rao, S/o. I_:rxrriin:rr asai;rh, ')q Agc: 41 .Ye4rs, Oec: A.qncrrlirrre ----..-,qoi l:ff_,U,urroaluigy',, Bur.irarah, Age: 2Z vcar6, Oco., ,&grrcultr trc 30, payarn^ (i:rderaju, Ve. Buchaiah, Agc: 33 yt:zlrs, Occ: Agriculture .l L l"r"T- Strya_rn, S/o. t.irrchai;rtr, AHc: 'J4 v(.jl.s. (),.(.: Agricultrrr, 32. I(odcrn C)rancl:rr Rao, S/o. Mzrngaierh. Agc: .17 \,. ,rs. ( )t,.: i\i,;1,.111n1,i.-h"'.!'|rr'l 33 Sml llrplr ljlt:u_:rrl:r. W,/r.r_ f3alakrislrn:r. Agc: 23 .r,r,;u.s, ()cct: Ag,r icultrrr c 3.1 .J:l-rt IJh,rsl;ar., S/o. S;rrnmnr:rlt. Agr:: ,27 -!.(.:,.s. ()(.c. -{gtir:ultrrrr: 35 Jar,r -N4ajl;r,,rrrr.r W/o. S.tmtn;ll;rlt, ..19C: JJ .\ ( j .\. ( ), r : ,\qr ict rlRrr,. 1,,. Il;rtrrr Vij.r,.r \\r7,r. Narrrl,abrr. Ap.- 2(r U,.,..\ ( ),,.. A,,,i,.,!tr,,,, i l<h; 17 lrrpa Buchaian, tr.'ul-r,*, Agr:. 4-3 v<:ars, C)ct:: p.grir:ulture trrpa Ivlu thaiah, S/o. papaiah, Agc: 5 1 years, Occ: A.griculture .19. Jara Swamy, S/o. Papaiah, Age:. 37 yea*s, Occ: Agriculture .l O, .Jara Raju,9/o: Pagidaiah, Agc: 4l years, Occ: Agricultrrre 11 Joga Laxmaialr, S/o- Ramaiah, A'ge'. 27 y<:ars, O<:c: Agriculturc

12. Drpa Ramcsh. S/o. tsuchaiah, Agc 241rca1s, O<:c: Agnculrure 43 .+4 5 'i(r 48 I (_) Srnt .Jara T3hadrzunma, W/o. M:rngerial, Agc: 30 yr:ars. Occ: Agriculture Smt .Ioga Surarnrna, W/o. Rarrraral'r, Agc: 51 _vcars. C)cc: Aqriculturc Ilrpa Laxnrarah, S/o. Papaiah, Alic; 41 ycars, C)cc: Agricultrrrc [,) rp:r Li)sr.vzrri D/o. Bu.:ltaia]r, Age: 26 1'cars, O<:c: Agriculture Pzrycm l3r-rchaiair, S/o. Pothajah, Agc: 61 ]/oilfs, O(:(r: Agriculture Srnt Lirpa Arnrn:rl<ka W/o Paparalr, Agc: 71 yc:rr s, Ocr:: Agr-iculture .J:rra Bushaiah. S/o. Pagidaial, A1,,c: 49 ycars, C)r:<:: Agriculture N:rli [-axnt:ria]'r. S/o. F.lauraiai, Agc. 216 r't::u-s, ()r:r:: A;y-icultut-e Ni-rli Dsrvlrri, I)/o. Laxmarzrh, A11c' 28 ]/(r:rrs, ()(:c: Agnculture i). .J:rrar Vijaya Itunrar S/o. l3ushaiah, A\o'r1 years Ocr'. A triculfurc- ) }], \ --4a.r--*'- - ----- -'"-*-,1 :r*'ft5tr-' j-d, a .r.l .Jog,:r Saorrnaizr]l. S, r l.larnaiirh, Agc: 32 yi:ar-s. Occ: .\qrrcullure Srnt .Iara lVlutharrr rn i r. \\r / o. Pagidaiah, Age: 61 v<:ar-s. Occ t.liiculture ij5- Erpa I'lagaiah. S/o. i-armaiah. ,Age: 5 1 yea-rs. Occ ,\;lricult ure ,fll R/o. Dar:rI,adir {\/),'i', 1.rriap:rJlv (r\4), Blradradri lintlraSrd-m i,, : i r .Rcspondcnt;,/ I'j, 56. The S,atc .-.i-'i-rrlairl L : Iit p irt its Principirl Sir r Socral 1,.,/,.11;tr c (l-\r., r.i .:riu I jl,, :1r,, S(.(:f(,tall.]l1L, Hyderabrrr l. lrtioners i(:lilr\ - ) The Disrrrr t ( olli'r't,ri Ilhadradr-r I(()Lha!{u(1r'rr IJr sr rlct, At I(olhaqrdcin - 'l'hi .loi n ( oller:11,r l-Jlr:tclL;rLl r I(()1irau,Ll(i, :ir i)rstllrl .\l I\o I ir r,l art(1('iL .>!l 'lhe ll,:r,cntrc )i..'is,L,r.ri ()l1r', : it. I.,\() I(otha-.'-r.rrlcrn, Bharlr :r, ir i I,,()tlriisualcrr lJistricl

60.'lhe'l-al-isiidar,'lekuiapall-v ILrl), Rl-radrad; i Iiotfiagr rricrrr I)istnr:i -lhe Slng,rrer.ri Collreries (lo. Ltd. Rcp b'.'its Ch:rir-nrirr.r &. \4anaging I)ircctor-. Iiuri I Iills, II1,ri,,.,r,,n,, r) l (r2 '[']rc Cl:nc ; al .iianlr:-1, r Stngir:r'.r t li ,ri,,r., 1.1 I Y< illtnclr-r ,rrc;r a,rt \ i lliu.ldLL. lJ',rr,{r,lrl. : r . , ' r . I , , , I ) , : , .. . .licsirondcnt s / Ii:srrr-rnrlc rts Pelrton lircer.Sectron .i jl CpC p.aying that n lhe c.t-",rstitnces stated . tne afrtcavit; e,l I s!ocori ol ihe Dei :ion, the High CoLr.. trly b3 cleased to permit the petil oners hei-erir to come on record as responde"i r,Jo.B io 12 in the !v'it petit on Counsel for the Petitioner: SRL KOWTURU PAVAN KUMAR Counsel for the Respondent No.1: cp FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 2to5: Gp FOR REVENUE Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 6&7: SRI p SRI HARSHA REDDy (sc FoR StNGARENt COLLtEFI :S CO.LTD) The Court made th,-. following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO WRIT PETITION No.961 OF 2Ol7 ORDER: This rvrit petltion is filed seeking the following relief: '. -.to rssue wnt or directron preferably Writ of Martdamus declaring the rnactron of the respondents rn extendrng to the petitioners the Koyagudem ProJect R & R package and other beneflts on par wlth neighboring villages of Tekulapally Mandal and also providing employment to the famrlies of petitioners rn terms of G.O Ms. No 34 Social Welfare(Tw) Departmeni dated 28 04.2010, pursuant to the acquisition of their lands in Darapadu vrllage of Tekulaplly Mandal as rllegal, arbitrary, and violalive of princrples of natural justice and vrolative of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitutron of lndia and consequently direct the respondents to extend all the benefits to the petitioners as provided in the Koyagudem project R & R package communicated vide proceedrngs of respondent No.5 bearing Rc. No. 8/626/2012 dated 04.05.2C16 and also provide employment opportunrtres to the fan'rilies ofthe petitioners and pass...'

2. Heard Sri Kowturu Pavan Kumar, learned counsel for lhc petitioners, Sri P. Sri Harsha Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Singareni Collieries Company Limited, appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.6 and 7.

3. When the matter has been taken up hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that some of the petitioners have been considercd for employment and have been working under respondent Nos.6 and 7 ald some of the petitioners were not considered duc to the agc factor.

4. Learned Standing Counsel for respondent Nos.6 and 7, would submit that the other petitioners, who are not considered 5/i- : \ '2 due to the,rg€. limit, are not entitled to be appoir r,:d. .). Lcarned counscl for thc l)ctitioncrs furtlr,.r strltmits Lhat the valuabLc lands of the pctitioncrs havc itr',:rL ac<luired by respondent Nos.6 and 7 for conducting opc n casi minrng operations and as a resuh of rvhich, all thc [<'i1al hr:irs of the petitioners have been deprived ol cnjoyment o1 l;uch valuable lands. It is further stitted that thc tegal heirs ol'1hc pt:titioncrs, u'hose claims ftrr emplovment \41lre not consid<:;-r d. n-r:r1, nou'be considered for employment as per (i.O.Ms.No-34 ljocial Welfare (TW) Dep:rrtmcnt, dated 28.O4 _2O1O.

6. A perusal of (i_O.Ms.No.34, dated 28.(.1.2O l0 n.ould reveal that thcre is no condition that the l<:gi Ll hcir-s of the deprived familics u.ere to be considered. 7 - In view of the same, the contention of .l c pctitioners cannot bc ercccpted. l{owever, as scen from lhr rccords, it is cvidcnl that rr:sponder-rt Nos.6 and 7 acquirecl rhe lirncls from thc petitioners' families in ordcr to accornmodat(.the p<:titioncrs lcrr their displacement of thc land. Therefore , this Court is of the vieu. that the petitioncrs, u'hosc clerims for cnrlllvrncnt rvcre not considerc<I, may hlc approprizrte represcnLi tions bcfore w ...,. a il,lr t; 3 respondent Nos.6 and 7 within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order if they desire so and on such representations being made, respondent No.7 may consider the said representations in view of the fact that the valuable lands of their families have been acquired. It is further directed that the respondent may take appropriate steps in pursuance of the G.O.Ms.No.34 dated 28.O4.2O l0 or any other enactments that would entitle to them for the relief claimed in this Writ Petition or their subsequent representation.

8. [n vierv of the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in this writ petition shall stand closed. There shall be order as to costs. s D/' AJt isfioJ+t:3,tt$[ 0 SECTION OFFICER //TRUE COPY// To,

1. 2 J . The Principal Secretary' Social Welfare (TW) Department' Secretariat' +^?s'q'i:i"!B[,iiHr]Hl]{n&ur"ff . Th" R"uenr" Divisionat t 4 Dist r rekut aP,- 3 I[: 8?X?,:^ll3a Hyderabad. allv(lri1) Bhadradri KothagudemoistSSl't,o 7;; bil" Jt6il 5i n g".." ni c. -'r:ffi[.}{i#,{+,H:asudem . Red Hills'- r,,J.l ,t Yellandu, Bhad radri Kothagudem Dist.

7. The General N,4anager Singareni Collieries Co. Ltrl., Yellandu area, at B. One CC to SRl. KOWTURU PAVAN KUIVAR, Advocltr: [OPUC] 9. Two CCs to GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ,High C:ourt for the State of '10.Two iCs to Oi' FOR REVENUE High Court for the litate of Telangana, at Telanqana at Hyderabad [OUTI

11.O-NE CC tO SRI. P SRI HARSHA REDDY (SC FOR SINGARENI COLLIERIES Hyderabad [OUT] co.LTD)[oPUC] 12.Two CD Colries BIV TKS ?nfr- HIGH COURT DATED:0710812025 ORDER WP.No.961 ot 2017 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS 5,.)r'"" , s\ r.\'{ /a _,// .-\)e-s' i, r1L- Sf4 4' .. ',. lt llolt il6 \ a€sp ATCH€'r') o z a \\ l,