✦ High Court of India · 13 Aug 2025

1. Smt. B.Shanthamma v. 1. The State of Telangana

Case Details High Court of India · 13 Aug 2025
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High Court of India
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13 Aug 2025
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1,144 words

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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 an appropriate 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 Judgment and Decree dated 13-06-2018 in OP No.68 ot 2Q15 and E.P. No.7312024 and O.P.No.69 of 2015, E.P.No.74 of 2024 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy, as arbitrary, illegal and in violation of Article 300-4 of the Constitution of lndia and consequently direct the Respondents No'1 to 5 herein to deposit the entire decreetal amounts as per the Judgment and Decree dated 01-05-2014 in Op No.S o';f 2013 and EP. No. 162t2024 on the file Additional District Judge at Wanaparthy, (now Principal District Judge, Wanaparthy)' Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI V.MANOHAR RAO counsel for the Respondent No.1: GP FOR IRRI AND COMM AREA DEV counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR FINANCE & PLANNING counsel for the Respondent No.3 to 5: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI IUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR ORDER ITI N Heard learned counsel for the pefitioners and learnecl Govc,rment Pleaclcr f'r Irrigation appearing for responclent No.1, Iearned Government Pleadcr for Finance and pranning appearing for respondent No.2 ancl rc.arnecr covernme't preader for Lancr acquisition appearing for respondent Nos.3 to 5' with t^e consent of the parties, the writ petition is being taken up for clisposal ;rt thc atlmission stage itself. 2' I'rris writ petitio. is f,ed seeking forowing prayer:- '-;;"'i".iu "tt fls61"'',, trrc nction of trrc _rTesponrertts in rtot Lrepositing cortpatrctttion mtnunts to the petitioners {;s per Jtdgttrcttt ttntr Decret rrnted 13-06-2018 i" E 201s anrr E.p.No.73/2024 and op No.69 0f 2015,"{.'i'.No,q of 2024 0n the .fite of the Senior Cm fui{ Wani)iU,y, as nrbitrary, ,regnr tnd in oiorntion of Artic.ri 300_A ;i';rc Constitutiort of rndin nnd, c.onsequenLry iirecl th; R;;p;;/en"ts No.t to 5 herein to dertttsit trrc entire dicreetar nmountl-rr'fi"irtr, nccrce dnted 01-05-2014 in op rrr.s ,f 2013 nnrr E'p'No'162/2024 0n the fire Adcrition'n11',b,r,rir, Wnn n p u r tlty, Q nr o p rincip ni o rudgment nnd Jurrge nt tri rl i' i u igr, Ifinnap nr tt ty ),, " 3' Bricf facts ol'the case are that the Government has acquired pe.titioners Iarncls acl,rcasuring Ac.0-30 guntas in sy.No.443/2 ancr Ac.0.34 gu.tas in sy'No'45g /2 situatec{ at vertoor v,lage for the purpose of raying roacr from veltoor to ffii111,o Marroor Village, and publishec{ Draft Notification on 72-03-2002' arc{ a. Arn'ard was passecr on 30-0 6-2003fixing market varuc @ PL'r acrc' Ag1;rievecl thereby, the petiti.ncrs filed appricatic-r ns rtirt: o'P'Nos'(r8 aurtl 6() of2015 u,clersectio, 18 of thc. Act, 7gg4,crn the file of the Its'.19'000/- ') Court of Senior Civil Ju,-ige, Wanapartl-ry and the same werc Cisposed of by an orrler, clated 1?,.1i6.2078 enhancing thc cornpcnsation @ Rs.(i2,500/- per acre' Thereaft:er, petitioners filecl E.P.No.73 oi 2024 in O-P-No-68 of 2015 and E.p.No.74 of 20?.4 in O.S.No.69 oi 2015 on the file of the Senior Civil Juclge seeking execution of thc clecree clatcd 13.06.2018 Passcd by tlre Court of Senior Civil Ju<!ge, Gactwal. 'l'he petitioners filec{ the preseut Writ Petition seeking a direction to l:espondents to deposit the decretal amounL into the credit crf E.P.Nos.73 and74 of 2024.

4. Toclav wJren thc rnatter has bccn taken up for hearing, learned counsel for the petitioners suL'rmits th.rt ir-r sirnilar circumstanr:e this Court in w.P.No.12837 of 2023 rlated 2-8.0.1.2023, prassed tl-re following order:- "5.1-{6ttin[ regttrd ttt tlrc sttrrrc, tltc Writ petition is disposed of and respottdent No.S is directed to deposit the decretal snrcunt in terrns of the ortlar uul tlecrae, dnted 30.03,20'17, pnssed irt O.P.No.65 of 2009 by tlrc Senior Cioil ludge, Gadtual, to tlrc credit of E,.l'j.No.S of 2023 in O.P.No.65 of 2009 ott the file of Senior Ciuil lucigtt, Gnthurtl, as cxpeditiously as possible, at aty rnte rttithin , pe,:iocl of .t'our (4) ntontlrc fi'om the date of receipt of a copy of tttis orde r.7'lu're slmll hc trc order ns to costs."

5. Learnecl counsel for the petitionr,'r further pray this Court to pass similar orders as passed in W.P.No.12837 of 2023 dated 28.0'\.2023.

7. Learnecl counsel appearing for responclents did not clispute the same. Recording the submission made by learned counsel appearing on either side ar-rd in terms of order passecl bv this Court in W.l'].No -12837 of 2023 clatetl

28.04.2023, this writ petition is clisposecl ol'c{irecting tl're resJronclent authclrities J todeposittheclecreetalamountirrtermsofthecolnmonorderanddecree, tlated 13.06.2018 passed in o.P.Nos.68 and 69 of 2o\3' by the senior Civil }udge,Wanaparthv,tothecreditofE.P.No.73of2024ino.P.No.68of2015and E.P.No.74of2024ino.I).No.6gof20l5onthefileofbytheSeniorCivilJtrdge, Wanapartlr\,,aSexplcclitiouslyaspossible,atanyratewithinaperiodoftlrree (3) months irom the date of receipt of a copy of this order' B.Accorclinglv,tl-riswritpetitionisdisposedof'Miscellaneous applications, if anv Pencliug, shall stand closed' No order as to costs Sd/.C.DEEPIKA TANT REGISTRAR To, 1 The Princi Secretariat 81,, o,t,?iJl51#" JXJ',' i$3 :, 2 rhe PrinciPqr ?:3:t?:{" JI*l Saifabad, HYderaoz //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER Area DeveloPment) State "83t, Telangana. nce Department) Secretariat Buildings' angana anaParthy, merged with PJP Gadwal at WanaParthY

3. The Chief Commissioner Land Acq uisition, NamPallY, HYderabad 4. The District Collector' Wanaparthy' At WanaParthY 5. The 6. One CC to SRt V'MANOHAR RAO , Advocate IOPUCI 7. Two ,^ CUs ro r:n Er\D SSP W Pebbair, "'Jff.lx,8""f il,l{n?"J13$l'1' of Tel angana at Hyderab ad [oUTl f I vl\ IRRI AND COM M AREA DEV, High Court for the State & PLANNING, High Court for the State of E?.:P,r"5'l8u?= GP FOR LAND ACOUISITTON' High Court for the State of 8 Two CCs to Tetangana at I Two CCs to Telangana at Hyderabad lourl

10.Two CD CoPies ?r+ BSR PMK HIGH COURT DATED: 13/08/2025 ORDER WP.No.23944 of 2025 ', ti !: S 'r'i; ;1 ,r\ il3 rrc ruf '.9 i- r\:.(\ * DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS It (A- l\ )..i- \q,

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