High Court · 2025

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION NO: 28388 OF 2025 Between: N. Annapurna, Wo. NarakullaRamaiah, (Lr. of NarakullaRamaiah, S/o. Seethaiah), Aged about 78 years, Occ Agriculture, R/o.Lingapalem Village, Vemsore tr/andal Khammam District AND 1 The State of Telangana, Rep- by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department (Land Acquisition) Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad, Telangana-500063. 2 3 The Singareni Colleries Co,Ltd., Rep by its Managing Director, Corporate Office, Red Hills, Hyderabad. The District Collector, Khammam District, Telangana. ...PETITIONER The Revenue Divisional Officer (LA)(RDO), Khammam District, Telangana. 4 5. Mandal Revenue Officer, Sathupally Mandal, Khammam District District, Telangana. a

6. The District Court, Rep. by its Presiding Officer, Khammam, Khammam District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia prayrng that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondent no.6 in not deciding the clarm statements filed by the petitioners in LAOP.no.g of 2019 on the file of respondent no.6 and not depositing the compensation amount of Rs.10,95,000/- per acre on par with other land losers, though submitted possession certificate issuec by the Tahsildar, Sathupalli Mandal and other relevant documents establishing clear title, though there are no rival claimants against the petitioners as illegal, arbitrary and in vtolation to Art 14,21 and 30rl/\ of Constitution and consequently to direct the Respondent no.6 to disburse/de:o;it the compensation amount of Rs 10,95,000i- per acre on par with other Iand litlrtrs duly deciding the claim statement filed in LAOP.no.9 of 2019 on the file of rt'srtondent no.6 by the petitioners as expeditiously as possible with interest alias 'ltr') , per annum lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petitron under Section 151 CPC praying that in the o r( umstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Corrl nray be pleased to consider the representation dt.25l10/2024 submitted lc the Dist. Collector Khammam Dist, pending disposal of the above Writ Petitiott Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI ABDUL AZAM KHAN Counsel for the Respondents No.1to4 : ASST. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION Counsel for the Respondents No.S : SRI P.SRI HARSHA REDDY, SC FOR SCCL The Court made the following: ORDER * * + * { 4 t 4 * THE HONOURABLE SRI IUSTTCE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.2838I of2025 ORDER Heartl lcamed counscl for the petitioner and Sri'Somu Srinivas Reddy' Icarned Assistant Covornment Pleacler for Land Acquisition appearing for responclent Nos.'l to '1 antl Sri P Sri l-iarsha Reddy' learned standing counsel for Singareni Collerics appearing for respondent No 5' With their consent' the writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself' 2. This rvrit pctition is fitcd sceking to cleclarc the action of thc respondent No.6 in not cleciding thc claim statements fileti by the Petitioncrs' in LAOP No.9 of 2019 on the file of respondent No'6 and not depositing the ccrrrrpensatiott amount of Rs 10,95,000 f - per acre on par with other land loscrs' though submittecl possession certificate issue<l by thc Tahsildar' Sathupalli Mant]al ancl othcr relcvant clocuments estabiishing clear title, though tlrere arc no rival claimants against the petitioners' as illegal' arbitrary and in violation to z\rticle 14, 21 ancl 3004 of Constitution and consequently to direct the Respontlcnt No.6 to disbursc/ deposit the comPensation amount of Rs.10,95,000/- pcr acrc on par with other land losers duly cleciding the claim statement fitecl in LAOI' No'9 of 2019 on thc filc of respondent No 6 by the petitioners as ex peditiously as possible with interest @78o/" pcr annum' Torlal, when the matter has been taken up for hearing' learned counscl

3. for the petitioner subnriLs that whilc dealing with thc similar circumstancc' I t this Co:ir in \Ar.I, No.264ti9 of 2025 r,idr, or .lcr dated 0- ( 9.2025, passed the following order:- \-fi,\ "6. In t.hnt liL,tu of the nnLfur, retordittg the submissioi, ,rntlt by tlu Leanted cotutsel on citlrur sitie, tlis utriL pclition : lisposid of du'ecting tlre respordent No_6 to cortsider the clnints of t:tL petilioners herein. in 1-AO.P.No.8 of 2019 nntl pnss nppropri, , 'ortlers, accordatrcrt tpitlt laru, uitltitt tt ptriotl of six u,cr:ks, fro t llte dnte itf rercipl of tt t opy ol tltis ord(r. 7. Accordingly, this torit rtt,titnn is disposed of. Tlrct ;hnll be no ordtr as to tosts."

4. Learned counscl for the potitioncr prav this Courl ( l.,ass similar order as passed in W.1,.No.26489 oi 2025 cjatetl 03.09.2025.

5. Learned Assistant Govcrnnrcnt plcader and leanr t standing counsel appearing for rcspondcnts clid not clispute the samo

6. Recording thc submission maclc by learned couns( rppcat.ing on either side and in terms of the.rricr datocl 03.09.2025 passcd in \,,, p No.264g9 of 2025, this writ petition is disPosc'cl of trirccti.g the rcspor-rclcr t rrr-..6 t. consider the claims of the petitioners her.cin i. LAOP.No.9 of ?.019., d pass appropriate orders, in accort{ancc with law, n ithiu a pcriod of six (06) v .eks, from the clate of receipt of a copy of this order.

7. With th,: 11roro directions, this writ petitio r IS disposcd of Miscellaneous applications, if an_r pcnrling, shall stand clls rl No order as tc To, 1 Ery- Sir.. St /.A..SRINIVA ,A SSISTANT R .\ , \ \-,-,- \\crloN oFFtcER The Princi,ar Secretarv Revenue Department (Larr . furqursition) secretariat Buildings, Srate of Tetangana Ht;",;6';;l ilrais'Ji, ;oooos SA REDDY EGIS //TRUE COPY// 1

2. The Managing Drrector , Singareni Colleries Co Ltd ' Corporate Office' Red Hills, HYderabad The District Collector, Khammam District' Telangana' The Revenue Divrsional Officer (LA)(RDO)' Khammam District' Telangana' The Mandal Revenue officer, sathupaily Mandar, Khammam District District' The Presiding Officer, District Court' Khammam' Khammam District' One CC tO SRI ABDUL AZATVI KHAN, AdVOCAIE o u I s I r I o N' loPUCl High Court for the State of Telangana. :,1,ff. J,,T. flr',Ac +},,: One CC to SRI PSRI .HARSHA ComPanY Limited lol'uul "3,""', REDDY' SC for Singareni Collieries 3 4 5

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10. Two CD CoPies BSK BS ( i. a t a l. HIGH COURT DATED:18 t09t2025 l4 4 t { * i. 1r []I 20ffi '/ a ORDER WP.No.28388 of 2O2S DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS a I .$ t 0\,