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2026:APHC:16904 APHC010170862022

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3458]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

THURSDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA

WRIT PETITION NO: 9800 OF 2022 Between:

1. A . VENKATESWARA RAO,, S/O A. TATA RAO, AGED 38 YEARS, R/O D.NO. 1-49/5, KAGITHA VILLAGE, NAKKAPALLI MANDAL,

VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER AND

1. T HE STATE OF A P, REP.BY ITS PRL. SECRETARY, REVENUE (LAND ACQUISITION) DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT,

VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DT.

2. T HE A P I I C, REP BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR, A.P.I.I.C.

BUILDING, MANGALAGIRI POST,TOWN, MANGALAGIRI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

3. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, VISAKHAPATNM DISTRICT, VISAKHAPATNAM.

4. T HE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR, APIIC (LAND-ACQUISITION)

A.P.I.I.C. OFFICE, VISAKHAPATNAM, VISAKHAPATNAM DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents in contemplating to pass an award under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013, ignoring the fact that land situated in Sy.No.95/3, to an extent of Ac. 0.60 cents, situated at Nyayampudi Village, Nakkapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam District and treating the said land as agricultural land as illegal, without jurisdiction, violative of provisions of

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2026:APHC:16904 Right to Fair Compensation, 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider the objections of the petitioners dated 8-2-2022, 9-3-2022, 14- 3-2022, before passing the award to grant compensation to the above said land as per the Right to Fair Compensation and transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 by taking into consideration of Market value, Registration value/Certificate issued by the

registration and stamps Department, and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2022

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to direct the respondents to take decision on objections submitted by the petitioner dated 8-2-2022m 9-3-2022, 14-3-2022, under Section to the notice 15 (2) of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Act, 2013 by taking into consideration of Market value, Registration Value/Certificate issued by the Registration and stamps Department, pending disposal of the Writ Petition before this Hon'ble Court,

and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2023

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased Pleased to receive the counter copies on record by allowing the leave petition

in the above writ petition and pass.

IA NO: 1 OF 2024 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated

in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to grant leave to the petitioner herein / Respondent No.4 in the WP

No.9800/2022 to file counter affidavit in the above writ petition Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. DEVI PRASAD MANGALAPURI Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION

2. GP FOR REVENUE

3. RAMA CHANDRA RAO GURRAM

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2026:APHC:16904 The Court made the following order:

Heard Sri V.Dushyanth Reddy, learned counsel appearing on behalf of

Sri Devi Prasad Mangalapuri, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri M.Chandra Sekhar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for respondent Nos.1 & 3 and Ms.Munnangi Thanmai Krishna, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Sri Rama Chandra Rao Gurram, learned Standing Counsel for APIIC appearing for respondent Nos.2

& 4.

2. The instant writ petition is filed challenging the action of the re