The High Court · 2025

Judgment

1. The State of Telangana, Rep by its Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. Principal Secretary of Revenue

2. The Collector, Ranga Reddy District, At Kongara Kalan village, lbrahimpatnam Mandal, R.R Diskict.

3. The Additional Collector, Ranga Reddy District, At Kongara Kalan village, lbrahimpatnam Mandal, R.R District

4. The Special Grade Deputy Collector for land Acquisition and Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukur Division, Ranga Reddy Dstrict.

5. Tahsildar, Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. ...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 order or directions especially one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of Respondents that, without following proper procedure as per The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition., Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and without providing livelihood acquiring the petitioner's land and simply forcing to sign ofl form (c) Rule 16 document and directing to handover the petitioner's agricultural land admeasuring Ac 6-00 Gts, in survey No 9/40/AA/1 , sitL€ ted at Thimmaipally village, kandukur Mandal, R.R. District for Establishmenl rf lndustrial Park in favour of TSIIC Limited by respondents is illegal, arbitrary . nd violate the Article '14 and 300-4 of constitution of lndia and besides being opp ,sed to the principles of natural justice and direct the respondents arrange the liv:lihood (land instead of land) lA NO: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the cir rumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court rr ry be pleased to stay the acquire the petitione/s agricultural land admeasuring ,\: 6-00 Gts, in survey No 9/40/AA,/1, situated at Thimmaipally village, kandukur [Ve ndal, R.R. District for Establishment of lndustrial Park in favour of TSIIC Limited rr rtil dispose of the writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner : SRI K. MALLIKARJUN Counsel for the Respondents: AGP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following: ORDER THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KT'MAR WRIT PETITION No.28 944 ol 2O2S ORDER: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and leamed Assistant Government pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents. With their consent this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself. 2 This writ petition is filed seeking following prayer:_ "...declaring the action of Respondents that utithout follouting proper proced.ure as per The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 qnd uithout pro uiding liuelihoocl acquiring the petitioners land and simplg forcing to sign on form C Rule 16 document and. d.irecting to hand.ouer tl.te petitioners agricultttral land ad-measuring Ac.6_0O Gts., in SA.No.9/10/AA/t situated at Thimmaipallg village, kandukur Mand.al, Ranga Reclclg Distnct for Establishment of lnclustrictl park in fctuour of TSIIC Limited by responclen.ts is illegal arbitrary and, uiolate the Article 14 ancl 3OOA of constitution of India and. besides being opposed to the prtnciples of natural justtce and direct the respond.ents arrange the liuelihood land instead" of tand..."

3. The facts of the case in brief as stated are that Government of Telangana (Revenue Department) have been taking steps to I t,I 2 acquire the lands at Kandukur Mandal, Ranga [l ddy District for establishment of industrial park in favour of T[i IC limited. It is submitted that the Government had already purc rased the lands in Kandukur Mandal, but now the Governmer t is decided to acquire more Iand without following proper procedure as contemplated under law. The main grievance ol he petitioner is that petitioner has been cultivating in the sub1e -t land for past several years and other than the subject land. retitioner is not hzrving any other land and that respondent aut rorities without providing alternate livelihood to the petitionr r are trying to acquire the petitioner's land. Questioning the s: ne, the present r,,'rit petition is frled.

4. Learned Assistant Government pleader rced a copy of 1; ins tructions issued by Revenue Divisional O I rr:er, Kandukur Division, Ranga Reddy District and would subrrL that the Zonurl N,lanager, TSIIC, Shamashabad Zone, Hyderal.r: r has subrnittecl requisition in prescribedr format for acquisition , I S-r,. No. 9 to a n extent of Ac.366-04 gts., of Kandukur Divisior ancl that aftc r prrblication of From C, Gramasabha has bere r conducted on

19.O5.2O25 and claims and objections has bce- taken from the land losers. It is submitted Government of Te[:rn: ina is acquiring the lands as pcr procedure and as per thr Right to Fair I t : i // ,t/ Compensation and Transparency in I-and Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and is not taking the lands forcefully from any pattadars and that in the present case, no award was passed and land acquisition is under process.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since no award was passed in the present case, the respondent authorities may be directed to follow due process of Iaw before initiating any action on the petitioner's property and pray this Court to pass appropriate orders to that effect

6. Recording the submissions made by learned counsel appearing on either side, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent authorities to follow due procedure S contemplated under law before initiating any action on the petitioner's property. Miscellaneous applications, if an-r. pending, shall stand closed. No order as to costs. sd/- s MALUKAE{UNARAo I ITTRUE COPY// SECTI6N OFFICER To Telangana, HYderaoao' I The Principal Secretary of Revenue Department' Secretariat' The State of ' At Konsara Karan virrase' , I#i.,,F,ij,,?:jpl'r"T3:fi.TLfI",'''"'"'' r lrE^+fs:H:il fi:ffi:fiFil:fl,"f"dd', District' At Konsara Karan virrase' Aul,'T : l''"'l " "' "o Reve n u e ' ll,i', 315",3,[ .?i:fl"" "fffJlt, ""3[?:'R:'13: 5. The Tahsildar, Kandukur Mandal' Ranga Reddy Distri: ' 6 One CC to SRI K. MALLIKARJUN' Advocate [OPUC] 7 Two CCs to GP for REVENUE' High Court for the Stat I of Telangana [OUT] 8. Two CD CoPies 'l PVL/t\,4P a*. / 1 i I i I I I I i I i 1 1 i I f ! . I HIGH COURT DATED:23tOgt2O2S I I ORDER WP.No.28944 of 2025 l I /, l,l, t t lhE S't4l6 16 IAB 2m t * DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS .^.d) \) .$lp