THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR WRIT PETITION No.19888 of 2025

ORDER

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri.R.Pool Singh Naik, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Roads and Building appearing for respondent Nos.1, 4 and 5 and Sri.Somu Srinivas Reddy, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing for respondent Nos.2 and 3. With their consent, this writ petition is being taken up for disposal at the stage of admission itself.

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

“to direct the Respondents to pass rehabitation and resettlement award under Section 31 R/w. Schedule 2 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act No.30 of 2013 in respect of Petitioners acquired houses situated at Tipparthi Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District, under Gazettee Notification Nos.1387 dated 14.11.2017 and 1495 dated 13.07.2018 for the purpose of formation of Bypass Road (Narketpally-Addanki-Medermetla) and direct the respondents to consider the representation dated 20.06.2025 for passing the award by declaring the action of the Respondents in not passing the award as per the mandatory requirement under the Section 31 of the above said Act No.30 of 2013 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and violative of Article 14, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India…..”

3. Brief facts stated in this writ petition are that petitioners claims to be the owners and possessors of the land admeasuring Ac.2.40 gts, in Sy.No.619/2, land to an extent of 485 Sq.yards in Sy.No.588, land admeasuring 30.25 Sq.yards in Sy.No.613 and Ac.2.11 gts in Sy.No.613 and 620 along with respective houses, situated at Tipparthi Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District. The case of the petitioners is that the respondent authorities had acquired the petitioners lands along with respective houses for the purpose of bypass road on NAM Project (Narketpally-Addanki- Medermetla). Thereafter, respondent authorities vide award in proceeding No.D/3274/2013 dated 30.01.2019, passed an meager compensation. Further case of the petitioners is that under Section 31 of the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, petitioners made representation dated 05.03.2025 and requested respondent authorities for payment of fair compensation. When the same was kept pending, petitioners on 20.06.2025 made another representation and requested respondent authorities to provide Rehabilitation and Resettlement benefits, however, the same is also pending for consideration. Aggrieved by the same, this writ petition is filed.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioners has drawn attention of this Court to the letter bearing Lr.No.G1/7129/2019 dated 24.06.2025 issued by respondent No.2, wherein respondent No.3 was directed to take necessary action on the petitioners pending representations.

5. Though various grounds are raised in the writ petition, learned counsel for the petitioners restricts his prayer seeking a direction to respondent

20.06.2025, in a time bound period.

6. Learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for respondents are still pending for consideration; the respondent authorities may be directed to dispose of the said representations and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

7. In view of the submission made by learned counsel on either side and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents authorities to act on the letter bearing Lr.No.G1/7129/2019 dated 24.06.2025 and dispose the petitioners’ representations dated 05.03.2025 and 20.06.2025 and pass appropriate orders strictly in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of eight (08) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the same to the petitioners.

8. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. Miscellaneous applications, if any pending, shall stand closed. No orde