APHC010091342020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3458]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

TUESDAY ,THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA WRIT PETITION NO: 5404/2020 Between:

Chennareddy Vijay Kumar ...PETITIONER AND The Government Of India and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. SIVAPRASAD REDDY VENATI Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. S S VARMA (SC FOR NHAI)

The Court made the following:

ORDER:-

Heard Sri Siva Prasad Reddy Venati, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.S.Varma, learned Standing Counsel for National Highways Authority of India appearing for the 1^st to 3^rd and 5^th respondents.

2. Challenging the action of the respondents in trying to dispossess the petitioner from his land in an extent of 17 Ankanams bearing Plot No.16 comprised in Sy.No.12/3/1B situated at Guruvindapudi Village, Manubolu Mandal, SPSR Nellore District, the present writ petition is filed.

3. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the

1^st respondent has issued notification under Section 3A of the National Highways Laws (Amendment) Act, 1997 (for short “the Act”) for acquisition