IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH : AMARAVATI ****

Writ Petition Nos. 27043, 22654, 22682, 22879, 23081, 23092, 23102, 23117, 23123, 23399, 23430, 24785, 24904, 24908, 31749 of 2014 Between:

1. P.Ravindranath Reddy, S/o. Gurivi reddy, Aged about 52 years, R/o Mangampet Village, Obulavaripalli Mandal, Y.S.R. District and Others ...Petitioner(s)

And

1. The AP Mineral Development Corporation Ltd, Represented by its Vice rd Chairman Cum Managing Director, 3 Floor, HMWSSB Premises, Khairatabad, Hyderabad and Others ...Respondent(s):

DATE OF JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED: 05.03.2026 SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL:

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD

1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes / No

2. Whether the copies of judgment may be marked to Law Reporters / Journals? Yes / No

3. Whether His Lordship wish to see the fair copy of the Judgment? Yes / No ____________________________________________

GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD, J * THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD + Writ Petition Nos. 27043, 22654, 22682, 22879, 23081, 23092, 23102, 23117, 23123, 23399, 23430, 24785, 24904, 24908, 31749 of 2014 % 05.03.2026 Between:

1. P.Ravindranath Reddy, S/o. Gurivi reddy, Aged about 52 years, R/o Mangampet Village, Obulavaripalli Mandal, Y.S.R. District and Others ...Petitioner(s)

And

1. The AP Mineral Development Corporation Ltd, Represented by its Vice rd Chairman Cum Managing Director, 3 Floor, HMWSSB Premises, Khairatabad, Hyderabad and Others ...Respondent(s):

! Counsel for Petitioner : Sri L.J. Veera Reddy, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners.

^ Counsel for Respondents : Sri N. Jeevan Kumar, learned Counsel for the Respondents Gist:

> Head Note:

? Cases referred: (2014) 3 SCC 183 (2020) 8 SCC 129 (2017) 13 SCC 474 (2013) 11 SCC 531 S.L.P.(C) No.10490 of 2022

2023 SCC OnLine SC 396 APHC010781412014 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3328]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD Writ Petition Nos. 27043, 22654, 22682, 22879, 23081, 23092, 23102, 23117, 23123, 23399, 23430, 24785, 24904, 24908, 31749 of 2014 COMMON ORDER:

Heard Sri L.J. Veera Reddy, learned Counsel for the Writ Petitioners and Sri N. Jeevan Kumar, learned Counsel for the Respondents.

2. Common facts and common issues are involved in the present batch of Writ Petitions. Therefore, for the purpose of narration of facts, the facts mentioned in W.P.No.27043 of 2014 are referred to in this Order.

3. The Prayer in Writ Petition No.27043 of 2014 is as follows:

“It is therefore prayed that this Hon’ble High Court may be pleased, to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents particularly 3^rd respondent in directing the petitioner to vacate and handover the possession of land of 0.54 Acres in Sy. No. 39/10 of Mangampet Village, Obulavaripalli Mandal, Y.S.R.District vide notice under Ref. No. APMDC/LA/StructuresNotice/ dated 10.12.2013 though award is dated 04.09.2002 as illegal, unjust, arbitrary, without jurisdiction and against statutory provisions including Sec 24(2) of The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and resettlement Act, 2013 and consequently set-

aside the notice issued by the 3^rd respondent under Ref. No. APMDC/LA/Structures/Notice/ dated 10.12.2013 and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble High Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

4. The above Prayer would indicate that the Writ Petitioner has received the Impugned Notice issued by the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited (APMDC) (Respondent No.1), bearing Ref. No. APMDC/LA/Structures/Notice dated 10.12.2013 (Ex.P.1). The Writ Petitioners in the other Writ Petitions have also received similar Notices, which have been challenged in the present batch of Writ Peti