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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
SRI JUSTICE VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J
North Coastal Mega Food Park Private Limited – Appellant
Versus
State Of Andhra Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER:
VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J.
The instas filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the Petitioners for the following reliefs:
“..to issue a writ order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the letter of the Zonal Manager, APIIC, Srikakulam, No. Z0/SKLM/VZMDT/NCMF/ 2020/407, dated 29.12.2020 refusing petitioners request dated 15.09.2020 to receive the land cost of Rs 7,34,31,525/- in respect of Acres 70.18 cents in Sy No.22 to 25 and 79 to 84 in Basavapalem Village, Bhogapuram Mandal, Vizianagaram District and deciding to refund the initial payment made by the Company as arbitrary, illegal, contrary to the principles of natural justices and unconstitutional and consequently direct the Respondents to allot the land of Acres 70.18 cents in Sy No.22 to 25 and 79 to 84 in Basavapuram Village, Bhogapuram Mandal, Vizianagaram District to the petitioners and issue Final Approval for setting up Mega Food Project and pass..”
2. The brief facts of the case are as follows:
The case of the Writ Petitioners is that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) dated 25.02.2018 was executed between the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Petitioners
The court ruled that failure to comply with the terms of a MoU negates any enforceable rights, leading to the dismissal of the writ petition.
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The court ruled that land allotments within a wildlife sanctuary require proper authority and compliance with legal procedures, rendering unauthorized allotments void.
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Approval conditions for land acquisition must be met to establish vested rights; public interest considerations prevail in land allocation disputes.
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