ORDER

The present writ petition is filed with the following prayer:

“……to issue an appropriate order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the inaction of the Respondents in not considering and disposing of the Petitioner’s representation dated 24.11.2025 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of the principles of natural justice and Articles 14 and 300-A of the Constitution of India, and consequently direct the Respondents to revise the location of the proposed storage tank from its present position in the middle of the Petitioner’s land to the beginning of the land where the inlet pipelines enter, in Sy.No.148, admeasuring Ac.0-28 guntas, situated at Chilkamarri Village, Gudipally Mandal (previously Peddadiserla Pally Mandal), Nalgonda District, and further realign the inlet and outlet pipelines in such a manner that the Petitioner’s remaining extent of Ac.11.01 guntas is not rendered unfit for meaningful agricultural or developmental use, and to furnish the Detailed Project Report (DPR) and revised layout reflecting such relocation and realignment, and pass such other order or orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice. ….”

2. Heard Mr.Karam Chandu Komireddy, learned counsel for the petitioner who appeared virtually; learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3 and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Irrigation appearing for respondent No.4 and perused the material on record.

3. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that the petitioner claims to be the owner and possessor of land admeasuring Ac.11.29 guntas in Sy.No.148/A/1 situated at Chilkamarri Village, Gudipally Mandal, Nalgonda District. It is the specific case of the petitioner that, out of the said extent, an extent of Ac.0-28 guntas is sought to be acquired for construction of a storage tank and laying of pipelines under the Akkampally Balancing Reservoir Lift Irrigation Scheme. The grievance of the petitioner is that though the petitioner has no objection for acquisition of the said land, the respondents are proposing to locate the storage tank and pipelines in the middle of the petitioner’s land, thereby rendering the remaining extent unusable for agricultural and other developmental purposes. It is submitted that the petitioner had earlier filed W.P.No.16998 of 2025 challenging the award proceedings dated 06.01.2025. This Court by order dated 20.06.2025 disposed of the said writ petition with the following directions :

i. That if the petitioner is aggrieved with the Detailed Project Report (DPR) or designs for the construction of storage tanks, the petitioner is permitted to make appropriate representation to the respondents, which the respondents shall examine strictly in accordance with law.

ii. If the petitioner is aggrieved by the compensation awarded, the petitioner is at liberty to challenge the award proceedings vide Lr.No.F/59/2023 dated 06.01.2026 before the appropriate forum or make a representation before the competent authority for allotment of alternative land in lieu of compensation.

4. It is submitted that pursuant to the said order of this Court dated 06.01.2026, the petitioner submitted a detailed representation dated 24.11.2025 (Ex.B1) requesting the authorities to relocate and realign the proposed storage tank and pipelines towards the boundary of the petitioner’s land. However, the respondents have not considered the same and have proceeded with the construction activity on the said land of the petitioner. Aggrieved thereby, the present writ petition is filed.

5. Under Article 226 of Constitution of India, this Court does not sit as an appellate authority over technical project designs. The choice of alignment for a storage tank and pipelines involves topographical and engineering considerations. As explicitly held by this Court in its earlier order dated 20.06.2025 :

“5. This Court i