IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE B. VIJAYSEN REDDY WRIT PETITON No.5510 OF 2026 DATE OF ORDER: 23.02.2026 Between:

Md. Abdul Rafiq and others ...Petitioners AND The State of Telangana Represented by its Principal Secretary Revenue Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and others ...Respondents ORDER : (ORAL)

This writ petition is filed by the petitioners seeking to declare the action of the respondent authorities in not releasing the compensation pursuant to the acquisition of their agricultural land admeasuring Acs.16-17 guntas in Survey No.182 and Acs.9-33 guntas in Survey No.183, situated at Pasaragonda Village, Damera Mandal, Hanamkonda District, as being illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional.

2. Heard Mr. D.Ramakrishna, learned counsel for the petitioners; Mr. L.Ravinder, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, appearing for the respondents; and perused the material on record.

3. The petitioners claim to be the owners and possessors of the land admeasuring Acs.16-17 guntas in Survey No.182 and Acs.9-33 guntas in Survey No.183, situated at Pasaragonda Village, Damera Mandal, Hanamkonda District.

The said land was acquired for the purpose of 4-lane road project by the National Highways Authority. It is submitted that the petitioners are the persons interested and are entitled to receive the compensation in lieu of the land acquired. However, the respondent authorities without considering the request of the petitioners, acquired their land without disbursing the compensation to them.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue, basing on the written instructions, submitted that notification was issued under Section 3(a) of the National Highways Act, 1956 (for short ‘Act, 1956) dated 21.04.2022 for acquisition of certain lands in Pasaragonda Village of Damera Mandal, for construction of 4-lane stretch of National Highway-163G (NH-163G) from Mancherial to Warangal (Greenfield Corridor) with a distance of 88.418 k.m. to 111.762 k.m. (Parkal). After completion of survey and preparation of the sub- division records, several lands in Survey No.182 belonging to several persons have been acquired by following the provisions of the Act, 1956. The compensation amount was determined and award vide proceedings No.B/85/2021-09-NH-163G, dated 08.01.2024, 29.01.2024 and 18.03.2024 for payment of compensation along with statutory benefits. Mr. Abdul Rafiq, petitioner No.1 herein, submitted application dated 07.02.2026 to respondent No.3 stating that himself along with other petitioners are the owners of the above said lands and requested compensation to be paid along with statutory benefits.

Respondent No.4 was requested vide Lr. No.B/98/2026-09-NH-163G, dated 20.02.2026, to conduct enquiry and submit a detailed report so as to enable respondent No.3 to take necessary action for payment of compensation along with statutory benefits to the entitled and actual land losers. Upon receipt of such report from respondent No.4, compensation along with statutory benefits will be paid to the actual owners of the land.

5. As it is submitted that application of the petitioners for payment of compensation has been acted upon and the report of respondent No.4 is awaited in that regard, this writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.3 to conduct enquiry by giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioners and other interested persons/the land owners, and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs.

As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous applications, if any, pending in this writ petition, stand closed.

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B. VIJAYSEN REDDY, J February 23, 2026

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