Judgment reserved on : 27.11.2025 APHC010554002013 Judgment pronounced on : 03.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on : 03.03.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH [3545]

AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY,THE THIRD DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE BATTU DEVANAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A. HARI HARANADHA SARMA LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL SUIT NO: 350/2013 Between:

1. S PECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LA) & LAO,, GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED, VIJAYAWADA, PRESENTLY AT RAJAHMUNDRY ...APPELLANT AND

1. L ANKA VENKATESWARA RAO, S/o. Late Raghunatha Rao, G.Konduru Village and Mandal, Krishna District.

...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant: 1. SINGAM SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent: 1. K RATHANGA PANI REDDY LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL SUIT NO: 322/2018 Between:

1. L ANKA VENKATESWARA RAO, SON OF (LATE) RAJGHUNATHA RAO, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, G.KONDURU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

...APPELLANT AND

1. S PECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTORLA AND LAO, Gas Authority of India Limited, Vijayawada Presently at Rajahrnundry ...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant:

1. K RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent:

1. SINGAM SRINIVASA RAO The Court made the