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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR

WRIT PETITION No.39915 of 2025

DATED: 30.12.2025

Between:

Lavuri Bashya,

S/o. Ramji and 66 Others. … Petitioners

AND

The State of Telangana,

Rep., by its Principal Secretary,

I & CAD Department,

Secretariat Building,

Hyderabad and 6 Others. … Respondents

:: ORDER ::

This writ petition is filed seeking following prayer:-

“…to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the

nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to deposit

the compensation amount to the credit of E.P.No.10 of 2020 in

O.P.No.59 of 1994 on the file of Senior Civil Judge, Miryalaguda

payable in respect of petitioners/claimants acquired lands

situated at Damarcherla Village and Mandal, Nalgonda District,

by declaring the action of the respondents in not paying the

compensation amount payable to the petitioners/claimants in

respect of their acquired lands as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and

violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India

and pass...”

2.1. The petitioners are questioning the inaction of the respondent

authorities in not depositing the decretal amount to the credit of

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E.P.No.10 of 2020 in LAOP.No.59 of 1994 on the file of the learned

Senior Civil Judge, Miryalaguda. The petitioners are small farmers

having different extents of lands in Sy.Nos.161, 165, 166, 167, 169,

176, 177, 202, 203, 204, 205 adm.Ac.101.05 ½ guntas, whose lands

were acquired under common notification for a common purpose i.e.,

submergence in Bhairavani Cheruvu of Damaracherla Village & Mandal,

Nalgonda District. The said acquired lands were utilized and the LAO

through award dated 24.11.1992 awarded a nominal amount of

compensation of Rs.12,500/-. Upon representation of the petitioners,

the award was referred to the Civil Court under Section 18 of the LA

Act, 1894, which was numbered as O.P.No.59 of 1994 on the file of the

Senior Civil Judge, Miryalaguda and the Senior Civil Judge, vide

judgment dated 26.08.2000 enhanced compensation from Rs.12,500/-

to Rs.55,000/- per acre.

2.2. It is further submitted that the petitioners/claimants filed

I.A.No.550 of 2009 in O.P.No.59 of 1994 seeking amendment to the

decree to include the statutory benefits i.e., additional market value

@12% p.a., as per the mandatory requirement under Section 23(1A) of

Land Acquisition Act, 1894. The said IA was allowed vide order dated

15.09.2009 by the Senior Civil Judge, and the said order attained

finality. Despite the said directions, the respondents have not taken

steps for depositing the amounts. Aggrieved by the same, the

petitioners filed this writ petition.

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3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader, on instructions of

respondent No.6/ the Land Acquisition Officer, would submit that the

petitioners have filed E.P.No.10 of 2020 and it is pending before the Senior

Civil Judge, Miryalaguda and on filing of the said EP, the respondent

No.6/the Land Acquisition Officer submitted the decretal proposals to the

District Collector, Nalgonda for an extent of Ac.45.15 guntas, for an

amount of Rs.1,24,09,673 and for an extent of Ac.55.39 ¼ guntans, for an

amount of Rs.1,53,10,391/- vide letter No.E1/3986/2000, dated nil

10.2025 and the proposals were submitted to the Chief Commissioner of

Land Administration, Hyderabad vide District Collector, Nalgonda

Lr.No.G1/5667/2023-2, dated 14.11.2025. The proposals are being

submitted to the Government by the Chief Commissioner of Land

Administration, Hyderabad. After receipt of the funds from the Government

the decretal amounts will be deposited before the Senior Civil Judge Court,

Miryalaguda, in due course.

4. Heard Mr. Lokirev Preetham Reddy, learned counsel for the

petitioners; Mr. Md.Hussain, learned Government Pleader for Finance

and Planning appearing for respondent No.2; Mr. Somu Srinivas Reddy,

learned Assistant Government Pleader for Land Acquisition appearing

for respondent Nos.3, 5 and 6 and Mr. Dharavath Ravi, learned

Assistant Government Pleader for Irr