APHC010326902013 Judgment reserved on : 27.11.2025 Judgment pronounced on : 03.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on : 03.03.2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3545]

(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: 347/2013 Between:

1. SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR (LA) & LAO.,, GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED, VIJAYAWADA, PRESENTLY AT RAJAHMUNDRY.

...APPELLANT AND

1. PATAPANCHALA NARASIMHA RAO, S/o. Subba Rao, G.Konduru Village & Mandal, Krishna District.

...RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellant: 1. SINGAM SRINIVASA RAO Counsel for the Respondent: 1. K RATHANGA PANI REDDY

2. Y RAMA RAO LAND ACQUISITION APPEAL SUIT NO: 325/2018 Between:

1. PATAPANCHULA NARASIMHA RAO, SON OF SUBBA RAO, HINDU, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, RESIDING AT G.KONDURU VILLAGE, KRISHNA DISTRICT.

...APPELLANT AND

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

1. K RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent:

1. SINGAM SRINIVASA RAO THE HONOURABLE SRI