2023 Supreme(Online)(AP) 16541
2023:APHC:35905 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH: AMARAVATI THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No.12182 of 2020 Gangavaram Gnaneswaramma, W/o Veera Raghava, aged 40 years, Occ: Agriculture, R/o Ponnam Palli Village, Mylavaram, Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District and 56 others.
… Petitioners Versus The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Principal Secretary to Revenue (Land Acquisition), Secretariat Buildings at Amaravathi and three others.
… Respondents Counsel for the petitioners : Sri P. Sasidhar Reddy Counsel for respondents : GP for Revenue and GP for Land Acquisition
ORDER
Petitioners, 57 in number filed the above writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following relief:
“… to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of respondent No.1 to 3 in paying the 50% Ex- gratia in respect of acquired agricultural lands of various extents in Sy.Nos.192, 209 & 224 situated at Ponnam Palli Village, Mylavaram Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District belongs to petitioners as per the Government land allotment policy vide G.O.Ms.No.571 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 14.09.2012 is as being arbitrary, illegal and violation of Article 14 & 300-A of Constitution of India apart from being violative of principles of Natural Justice and consequently direct the respondent No.2 & 3 to pay 50% Ex-gratia in respect of acquired agricultural lands of various extents in Sy.Nos.192, 209 and 224 situated at Ponnam Palli Village, Mylavaram Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District belongs to petitioners as per the Government land allotment policy orders vide G.O.Ms.No.571 Revenue (Assignment-I) Department dated 14.09.2012 and pass such other order or orders …”
2. a) Petitioner No.2 deposed the affidavit on his behalf as well as on behalf of other petitioners. It was contended, interalia, that petitioners cultivated different extents of agricultural lands in survey Nos.192, 209 and 224 of Ponnam Palli Village, Mylavaram Mandal, Y.S.R. Kadapa District. The particulars of the extents of land over which petitioners are claiming possession are as follows:
| S.No. Name of the Ryot/Assignee | Sy.No. | Extent (Ac.C) | |
| 1 | Gangavaram Gnaneswaramma, W/o Veera Raghava | 192/1 | 4-00 |
| 2 | P. Chandrasekhar, S/o Eswaraiah | 192/6 | 5-00 |
| 3 | Kudumula Chandra Sekhar Reddy, S/o Sekhar Reddy | 192/6A | 4-50 |
| 4 | Kandi Subbamma, W/o Venkata Subba Reddy | 192/6B | 4-00 |
| 5 | Yerraballi Kalavathi, W/o Madhukar Reddy | 192/7A | 4-60 |
| 6 | Syed Naik, S/o Khasim Naik | 192/7B | 4-80 |
| 7 | Balireddy Veeramohan Reddy, S/o Veera Siva Reddy | 192/8 | 3-80 |
| 8 | Anki Reddy Sri Latha, W/o Chandra Sekhar Reddy | 209/1A | 4-00 |
| 9 | Anki Reddy Chandra Sekhar Reddy, S/o Chenna Reddy | 209/1B | 4-00 |
| 10 | Bokula Chandrakala, W/o Bala Chandra | 209/1E | 4-00 |
| 11 | A. Srilatha, W/o Madhava Reddy | 209/2A | 4-00 |
| 12 | M. Vijaya Kumar Naik, S/o Narayana Naik | 209/3A | 4-00 |
| 13 | Pandillapalli Nagaveni, W/o Sudhakar Reddy | 209/4A | 4-00 |
| 14 | Kandukuri Siva Bhaskar Reddy, S/o Sambasiva Reddy | 209/5A | 4-00 |
| 15 | K. Venkata Ravindra, S/o Pedda Subbarayudu | 209/5B | 5-00 |
| 16 | Talari Lakshmi Narayana, S/o Narayana | 209/6A | 4-00 |
| 17 | Sane Chandra, S/o Nageswara Rao | 224/2A | 4-20 |
| 18 | TGM Nageswara Rao, S/o Pedda Subbarayudu | 224/2B | 4-00 |
| 19 | Penikalapati Lakshmi Devi, W/o Chandrasekhar Naidu | 224/3A | 4-50 |
| 20 | T. Parvathamma, W/o Obula Reddy | 224/3B | 4-50 |
| 21 | A. Latha, W/o Madhava Reddy | 224/3C | 5-00 |
| 22 | Molakala Ramalakshamma, W/o Balaiah | 224/3D | 5-00 |
| 23 | T. Susnil Kumar Reddy, S/o Obula Reddy | 224/3E | 4-40 |
| 24 | T. Prashanti, D/o Obula Reddy | 224/3F | 4-50 |
| 25 | Bareddy Gangi Reddy, S/o Pedda Nagi Reddy | 224/4A | 4-20 |
| 26 | Molakala Dhanalakshmi, W/o Ramadasu | 224/4B | 5-00 |
| 27 | A. Lakshmikanthamma, W/o | 224/4C | 4-10 |
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| 28 | Rangareddygari Praveen Reddy, S/o Harshvardhan Reddy | 224/4D | 4-80 |
| 29 | Kandi Ramesh Reddy, S/o Venkata Subba Reddy | 224/4E | 4-00 |
| 30 | Pandirnath Reddy, S/o Obula Reddy | 224/4F | 3-00 |
| 31 | D. Lakshmi Narayana, S/o Parvathalu | 224/5A | 4-50 |
| 32 | G. Subba Lakshmi, W/o Naga Lingamaiah | 224/5B | 5-00 |
| 33 | B. Naga Lakshamma, W/o Bala Raju | 224/5C | 4-80 |
| 34 | Gollari Pedamavathamma, W/o Ramakrishnaiah | 224/5D | 4-80 |
| 35 | Gangavaram Musal Reddy, S/o Gangi Reddy | 224/5E | 3-00 |
| 36 | Yerri Lakshmi, W/o Malleswar Reddy | 224/6A | 4-90 |
| 37 | Sane Kavita, W/o Baludu | 224/6B | 4-80 |
| 38 | D. subbarayudu, S/o Subbarayudu | 224/6C | 4-00 |
| 39 | Boppela Venkata Raju, S/o Raghuram | 224/6D | 4-00 |
| 40 | Gokampalle Ramachandra Reddy, S/o Anki Reddy | 224/7A | 4-80 |
| 41 | Pottu Madhusudhan Reddy, S/o Malla Reddy | 224/7B | 4-00 |
| 42 | Pennubadi Prameelamma, W/o Venkata Rami Reddy | 22 | |