IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 28152 of 2025

07^thApril, 2026 Between:

B. Sridhar Reddy, S/o Venkat Reddy … Petitioner AND

1. Union of India, and others … Respondents

ORDER

The case of the petitioner, precisely, as per the writ affidavit is that the initial land acquisition notification issued under Section 3A of the National Highways Act, 1956, published in Gazette No.1102(E) dated 10.03.2021 and subsequently published in newspapers on 25.03.2021. This notification proposed the acquisition of lands across approximately ten villages in Parkal, Shayampet, and Damera mandals, including portions of the petitioner’s land, for construction of a new four-lane green highway. The petitioner asserts that the notification lacked adequate landowner-wise details and merely specified survey numbers and extents, making it difficult for affected persons to clearly identify their holdings. He further states that the notification claimed maps and plans were available with the competent authority, but in reality no such documents were accessible.

Believing the project unnecessary given the existence of nearby National