THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.26519 of 2025

ORDER

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri.Dharavath Ravi, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation appearing for respondent No.1 and Ms.Radha Reddy, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 5. With their consent, this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. This writ petition has been filed seeking the following prayer:-

“to declare the proceedings No.D1/634/2010 dated 25.11.2010 and D1/180/2007 dated 26.05.2010 issued by the 4th respondent for payment of the ex-gratia as per the GO Ms No.1307 Revenue Assignment Dept dated 23.12.1993 for acquiring the Petitioners lands admeasuring Acres.03.00 Cents in Survey No.82 Acres 02-50 Cents in Sy.No.241 Acres 03.00 Cents in Sy.No.244 and Acres 03- 50 Cents in S.No.244 respectively, situated at Tappetlamorsu Village, Gattu Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal District for formation of Thatikunta and Muchonipally Balancing Reservoirs at Package 108 and 109 Jawahar Lift Irrigation Project, Gadwal, Jogulamba-Gadwal District, on the ground that the Petitioners lands are an assigned lands as illegal, irregular, irrational and arbitrary and violative of articles 14 and 21 and 300A of Constitution of India and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents to pay compensation as well as rehabilitation and resettlement benefits by invoking the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013 and rules framed there under.”

3. Brief facts stated in this writ petition are that petitioners claims that on 26.01.2005, their predecessors were assigned lands admeasuring Ac.3-00 cents in Sy.No.82, Ac.02-50 cents in Sy.No.241, Ac.3-00 cents in Sy.No.244 and Ac.03-50 cents in Sy.No.244, situated at Tappetlamorsu Village, Gattu Mandal.

Jogulamba-Gadwal District, and their names were incorporated in the pahanies as pattadars and possessors the subject lands. Later, after demise of their predecessors, petitioners have succeeded the subject lands. The case of the petitioners is that the respondent authorities have acquired the subject lands for the purpose of Thatikunta and Muchonipally Balancing Reservoirs at Package 108 and 109 Jawahar Lift Irrigation Project, Gadwal, Jogulamba- Gadwal District and as per GO Ms.No.1307 dated 23.12.1993, offered ex-gratia of Rs.55,000/- per acre. Further case of the petitioners is that petitioners rivals made a complaint before respondent No.5 stating that the petitioners are not eligible for the said compensation. On such complaint, respondent No.5 addressed a letter to Revenue Divisional Officer, Gadwal and requested him to enquire the matter and submit beneficiaries list. Later, Revenue Divisional Officer, Gadwal, after conducting due enquiry, vide letter bearing No.A1/597/2008 dated 11.08.2008, submitted list of eligible beneficiaries to respondent No.5 and requested to distribute the compensation amount to the said person by obtaining original patta certificates.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the respondent No.4 vide proceeding No.D1/634/2010 dated 25.11.2010 and D1/180/2007 dated 26.05.2010, directed respondent No.5 to disburse the compensation amount to the petitioners and in pursuant to the said proceedings, cheques were issued and the same were deposited in the petitioners banks accounts. However, clearance of said cheques were stopped and the same were taken back by respondent No.5. Aggrieved by the same, petitioners filed W.P.No.15070 of

2016 and this Court vide order dated 22.09.2022 passed the following order:-

“10. In view of the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.3 to conduct enquiry as to the genuineness of the assignment pattas issued to the petitioners by taking into consideration all revenue records including 18 extracts and pahanis. The petitio