THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR Writ Petition No.11709 of 2025

ORDER

Questioning the inaction of respondent No.2 in considering the recommendation proposal vide Lr.No.C/702/2020 dated 01.02.2025 submitted by respondent No.3 for approving/sanctioning the Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) benefits/amounts to the petitioners who are declared as missing Project Displaced Families as per the report vide Lr.No.B/777/2017 dated 30.01.2025 submitted by respondent No.3 in respect of the Improvement of Thotapally Minor Irrigation Tank online Reservoir at Laddabanda, Siddipet District till this date and consequently direct respondent No.2 to approve/sanction the Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) benefits to the petitioners, the present writ petition is filed.

2. It is the case of the petitioners that petitioner No.1 is the only daughter to her parents and petitioner Nos.2 to 4 are her major sons. While so, in the year 2017, the Executive Engineer, IFFCC LMD Colony, Karimnagar has addressed a requisition letter dated 25.09.2017 to revenue authorities for acquisition of lands in Laddabanda, Dacharam Village, Siddipet District for submergence of Thotapally MI Tank Online Reservoir. Thereafter, a survey was conducted and a joint inspection report was published wherein only the name of father of petitioner No.1 was mentioned as Project Displaced Family and was entitled for Rs.7.61 Lakhs in terms of R&R Scheme. It is further submitted that petitioner No.1 along with her sons are staying together with her father as a joint family since her birth, however, respondent authorities did not mention her name or her sons’ name in the joint inspection report for entitlement of R&R benefits. Aggrieved over the same, the present writ petition is filed.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the Land Acquisition Officer and Revenue Divisional Officer, Husnabad has addressed a communication to District Collector, Siddipet i.e., respondent No.2 vide letter dated 01.02.2025 wherein it is submitted that the Tahsildar/ respondent No.4 submitted a report stating that while conducting the Socio Economic Survey, the petitioners have not given the details of the family members who are living in the house. However, in the said report, a tabular column was mentioned specifying the details of family members living in the same house along with their relationship and recommended their names for providing R&R benefits by considering them as missing Project Displaced Families and therefore requested the District Collector, Siddipet to kindly approve the missing PDFs who are eligible for payment of the said entitlements.

4. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Husnabad i.e., respondent No.3 has placed a copy of instructions through learned Assistant Government Pleader and submitted that the petitioners were already selected as missing PDFs and proposals were submitted by respondent No.3 to respondent No.2 through Lr.No.C/702/2020 dated 01.02.2025 and the sanction is awaited. It is further submitted that R&R benefits will be paid to the petitioners on receipt of sanction by the Government and prayed this Court to pass appropriate orders.

5. Taking into consideration the above set of facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to take appropriate steps in approving/sanctioning the Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) benefits/amounts to the petitioners who are declared as missing Project Displaced Families as per the report vide Lr.No.B/777/2017 dated 30.01.2025 and as per their entitlement and pass appropriate orders within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and forward the same to respondent No.1, who shall thereafter consider the case of the petitioners and shall pass appropriate orders within a period of three (3)

months.

6. With the consent of learned counsel on either side, this writ petition is disposed of.

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