IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 26406 of 2025

07^thApril, 2026 Between:

1. Bollu Sammi Reddy, and others … Petitioners AND

1. The State of Telangana, and others … Respondents

ORDER

The case of the petitioners, precisely as per the writ affidavit, is that they are small and marginal farmers whose primary livelihood comes from cultivating their agricultural lands in Oorugonda village. The subject lands are also highly valuable due to their proximity to developing urban infrastructure such as the Warangal outer ring road and existing highways. A preliminary acquisition notification was issued under Section 3A of the National Highways Act through Gazette Notification No. 1102(E) dated 10.03.2021, which was published in newspapers on 25.03.2021. This notification proposed acquisition of lands in approximately ten villages across the Parkal, Shayampet, and Damera mandals for constructing a four-lane greenfield highway forming part of the NH-163G project, covering the stretch from Km 88.418 to Km 111.762 within the then Warangal (Rural) District, later renamed Hanumakonda District. The petitioner states that