THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.30789 OF 2025

ORDER :

This Writ Petition is filed seeking writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in interfering with peaceful possession and enjoyment over the petitioner landed property covered by Sy.No.131/AA, admeasuring Acs.0.10.97 guntas, situated at Muthangi Village, Patancheruvu Mandal, Sangareddy District, without following due process of law, as illegal, arbitrary and also against Articles 14, 16, 19, 21 & 300-A of the Constitution of India.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the absolute owners and are in possession of landed property covered by Sy. No. 131/AA, admeasuring Ac. 0.10.97 guntas, situated at Muthangi Village, Patancheru Mandal, Sangareddy District. She submits that land acquisition proceedings were initiated under the Land Acquisition Act for the acquisition of land for the Outer Ring Road Junction project.

3. After inspecting the proposed lands, a draft notification proposal under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act was submitted to the Project Director & Special Collector (Land Acquisition), Outer Ring Road, HUDA, Hyderabad, for approval, through Letter No. 47/LA/Unit-VI/ORR/2025, dated 09.05.2006, for an extent of Ac. 23.29½ guntas in Sy. Nos. 101, 105, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 117, 118, 119, 122, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 166, 170, 171, and 173, situated at Muthangi Village.

4. The said proposal was approved by the Project Director & Special Collector (Land Acquisition), Outer Ring Road, HUDA, Hyderabad, vide Proceedings No. D/ORR/702/2006, dated 11.05.2006, and was published in the A.P. Gazette ORR No. 80, dated 11.05.2006. It was also published in two daily newspapers viz., Deccan Chronicle (English daily) and Andhra Jyothi (Telugu daily) on 17.05.2006.

5. She further submits that, despite the admission that the subject property was acquired for the Outer Ring Road Junction, the petitioners are still in possession of the land in question and have been physically cultivating the same. She contends that respondent Nos. 2 to 7 have been disturbing the possession of the petitioners and are attempting to dispossess them without following due process of law, which is a violation of the principles of natural justice and Article 300-A of the Constitution of India. Hence, she prays that the writ petition be allowed.

6. On the other hand, the learned Assistant Government Pleader, representing the learned Government Pleader for Revenue, upon instructions, submits that it is an admitted fact that land acquisition proceedings were initiated and the subject land was acquired by following the due process of law, which is not denied by the learned counsel for the petitioners. He submits that since the subject land has been acquired in accordance with the law, the writ petitioners, who are presently in possession of the land without any valid title, do not have any enforceable right over the same. He further submits that reliance placed by the petitioners on Pattadar Passbook No. T09180170042 / Katha No. 115, issued by the Tahsildar, Patancheru Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, will not come to their aid, and accordingly, prays for dismissal of the Writ Petition. 7. Sri V.Narsimha Goud, learned Standing Counsel for the 5^th respondent, adopts the arguments advanced by the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue.

8. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, and after perusing the material placed before this Court, since the land acquisition proceedings have already been completed for the formation of the Outer Ring Road Junction by following due process of law, this Court does not find any grounds to entertain the Writ Petition.

9. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed. However, liberty is granted to the petitioners to work out their remedies, if so advised, in accordance with law. There shall be no