THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO WRIT PETITION No.2490 OF 2025

O R D E R:

With the consent of both the parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for disposal, at the admission stage.

2. This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 2^nd respondent in not providing employment in the respondents corporation under displaced families of rehabilitation for erecting Singareni Dorli-OCP-I in Ullipitta Dorli as per the representation dated 12.08.2024 of the petitioners is illegal, void and against the principles of natural justice and also violative of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to consider the representation dated 12.08.2024 of the petitioners and provide employment to the children of the petitioners herein being a displaced persons in the interest of justice and to pass …”

3. Heard Sri Syam Sundar Kondapalli, learned counsel for the petitioners and Sri P. Sri Harsha Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for Singareni Collieries, for the respondents.

petitioners are absolute owners and possessors of the agricultural land admeasuring Ac.63.11 gts in Sy.Nos.20, 21, 28, 29, 44, 47, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 248 and 250 situated at Thiryani Village and Revenue Mandal of Kumrambheem, Asifabad District, and they are cultivating the said lands for their livelihood. While so, in the year 2009, the respondent Corporation has acquired the subject land by issuing Draft Notification stating that the Singareni Company is expanding the project Singareni Dorli-OCP-I in Ullipitta Dorli and promised to provide any suitable jobs in their Corporation under project displaced family (PDF) and also under land acquiring quota. After acquiring the subject land, the respondents corporation erected their new unit called Singareni Dorli-OCP-I in Ullipitta Dorli and work is commenced, but till date they did not provide any employment to the petitioners in their unit under PDF. In those circumstances, the petitioners made a representation dated 12.08.2024 to the respondent No.2, but the same is not considered by the respondents till date. Therefore, be passed in the representation by directing the respondents to consider the representation submitted by the petitioners on

12.08.2024 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law.

that the respondents will consider the representation of the petitioners, dated 12.08.2024, and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law.

6. Having regard to the submissions made by learned counsel for the respective parties and without going into the merits of the case, this Writ Petition is disposed of directing the respondents to consider the representation, dated 12.08.2024, submitted by the petitioners and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible within a period of eight (8) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate a copy thereof to the petitioners. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this Writ Petition, shall stand closed.

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NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO, J Date : 30.01.2025 mnv