Judgment reserved on : 27.11.2025 APHC010362202013 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: 354/2013 Between:

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

...APPELLANT AND

1. K ANASANI SRINU, S/o Nageswara Rao, Hindu, R/o G.Konduru Village &

Mandal, Krishna Dist.

...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: 323/2018 Between:

1. K ANASANI SRINU, SON OF NAGESWARA RAO, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, G.KONDURU VILLAGE AND MANDAL, KRISHNA DISTRICT ...APPELLANT AND

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

1. K RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent:

1. SINGAM SRINIVASA RAO The Court made the following:

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