ORDER :

(Prashant Kumar Mishra, J.)

1. W.P. (PIL) No.290 of 2020 has been preferred seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of a Writ of Mandamus to quash G.O.Ms.No.341 dated 12.11.2020 issued by the Revenue (Lands VII) Department alienating 50 acres of land belonging to the Regional Agricultural Research Station established in 1906, which has been playing an instrumental role in providing technology transfer services to the farming community for over a hundred years for the construction the new Director of Medical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh as being arbitrary, unreasonable, unfair, unconstitutional and violative of the Andhra Pradesh land policy as promulgated in G.O.Ms.No.571 dated 14.09.2012 as well as being in violation of the procedure established by law for the alienation of land by the government as laid down in the BSO 22 of the Andhra Pradesh Board of Revenue Standing Orders as well as being in violation of the constitutional rights of the farmers guaranteed under 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondent Nos.1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 to search for suitable alternative land for the construction of the new District Medical College at Nandyal and pass such an order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

2. W.P. (PIL) No.216 of 2021 has been preferred seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Mandamus:

a. to declare the resolution No.10186 passed by the respondent No.3, the Board of Management of respondent No.2 during its 299th (Urgent) meeting held on 20.06.2021 to alienate the 50 acres of land belonging to the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Nandyal (“RARS”) in favour of Director of Medical Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh as illegal, ultra vires the Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University Act, 1963 and being in violation of the precautionary principle and violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India;

b. to declare the action of the respondent No.1 in seeking the and meant for agricultural research for other purposes as violative of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India and to pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.

3. W.P. (PIL) No.55 of 2022 has been preferred seeking the following relief:

“…to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Certiorari and Mandamus:

a. set aside the actions of respondent No.5 in issuing directions vide Rc.No.Dy.S.O/282/2022 dated 14.03.2022 as being arbitrary, illegal, unlawful and violative of the constitutional rights of the farmers of Nandyal region in particular and Rayalaseema region in general granted under Article 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India, 1950;

b. declare that the respondent No.2 does not have the power to grant consent to alienate the University property without the due approval of the Board of Management of respondent No.2’s University and consequently set aside the consent granted vide Lr.No.6160/Rea.II(2)/2022, dated 14.03.2022, to respondent No.4 for the establishment of the collectorate of the proposed district of Nandyal in RARS, Nandyal’s buildings;

c. pass any such other orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

4. Since the grounds of challenge in the three writ petitions (public interest litigations) are common and overlapping, they are heard analogously and disposed of by this common order.

W.P. (PIL) No.290 of 2020:

5. In furtherance of the “Nadu Nedu” initiative, the State Government has decided to construct a new Medical College in the Districts which currently do not have a Government Medical College. Since the newly formed District of Nandyal has no Government Medical College, the State Government decided to esta