THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.28944 of 2025

ORDER

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondents. With their consent this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself.

2. This writ petition is filed seeking following prayer:-

“…declaring the action of Respondents that without following proper procedure as per The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and without providing livelihood acquiring the petitioners land and simply forcing to sign on form C Rule 16 document and directing to handover the petitioners agricultural land admeasuring Ac.6-00 Gts., in Sy.No.9/40/AA/1 situated at Thimmaipally village, kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District for Establishment of Industrial Park in favour of TSIIC Limited by respondents is illegal arbitrary and violate the Article 14 and 300A of constitution of India and besides being opposed to the principles of natural justice and direct the respondents arrange the livelihood land instead of land…”

3. The facts of the case in brief as stated are that Government of Telangana (Revenue Department) have been taking steps to acquire the lands at Kandukur Mandal, Ranga Reddy District for establishment of industrial park in favour of TSIIC limited. It is submitted that the Government had already purchased the lands in Kandukur Mandal, but now the Government is decided to acquire more land without following proper procedure as contemplated under law. The main grievance of the petitioner is that petitioner has been cultivating in the subject land for past several years and other than the subject land petitioner is not having any other land and that respondent authorities without providing alternate livelihood to the petitioner, are trying to acquire the petitioner’s land. Questioning the same, the present writ petition is filed.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader placed a copy of instructions issued by Revenue Divisional Officer, Kandukur Division, Ranga Reddy District and would submit that the Zonal Manager, TSIIC, Shamashabad Zone, Hyderabad has submitted requisition in prescribed format for acquisition of Sy.No.9 to an extent of Ac.366-04 gts., of Kandukur Division and that after publication of From C, Gramasabha has been conducted on 19.05.2025 and claims and objections has been taken from the land losers. It is submitted Government of Telangana is acquiring the lands as per procedure and as per the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and is not taking the lands forcefully from any pattadars and that in the present case, no award was passed and land acquisition is under process.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since no award was passed in the present case, the respondent authorities may be directed to follow due process of law before initiating any action on the petitioner’s property and pray this Court to pass appropriate orders to that effect.

6. Recording the submissions made by learned counsel appearing on either side, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent authorities to follow due procedure as contemplated under law before initiating any action on the petitioner’s property.

Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. No order as to costs.

_________________________________ JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR Date: 23.09.2025 MRM