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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA
Chaparla Venkata Ratnam, s/o. Suryanarayana – Appellant
Versus
State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Energy Department – Respondent
ORDER :
VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J.
1. The issue involved in both these writ petitions pertains to shifting/ realignment of Transmission Lines and erection of the towers in the lands of the petitioners, therefore, the same are disposed of by this Common Order. For the sake of convenience, W.P. No.503 of 2024 is taken as leading case.
W.P. No.503 OF 2024
2. This writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, claiming the following relief:
―To issue Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents 2 to 5 in proposing to lay 220 KV line and erect towers over the lands of the petitioners situated in Sy Nos.34, 71/1, 73/3, 73/4, 78/6, 78/6/A, 79/2, 93/6, 86, 93/7, of Edulamaddali Village Peddaparupudi Krishna District and Sy Nos.81/2, 81/3, 86, 87, 86, 88 of Guruvindagunta Peddaparupudi Krishna District and Sy Nos.26/1, 77, 80/1, 80/3, 83/1, 83/2, 83/3, 85/4, 86, 87/2, 88/1A, 88/1B, 88/2, 90/3, 96/1, 96/2, 124/1, 149/4, 150/3, 197/7A, 231/2, 246/1, 247/1, 280, 283/1, 284/1, 286/1 of Peddaparupudi Krishna District for upgrading the existing grid and lines contrary to the original alignment instead of laying line adjacent to existing line proposing to lay new line
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