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Bulagakula Madhusudhan Reddy v. the State of Ap

Andhra Pradesh HC7 Oct 2025WP/2240/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Withdrawal of writ petition with liberty to avail alternative remedy; Article 226 Constitution of India; writ of mandamus; enhanced compensation for pomegranate trees; Telugu Ganga Project land acquisition; Sy. No. 163/1 and 163/2, Reach No.5, Penubarthi village, Rapur Mandal, S.P.S.R. Nellore District; L.A.A.S No. 108 of 2019; E.P.No. 48 of 2023 in L.A.O.P.No.21 of 1993; Senior Civil Judge Gudur; District Collector Nellore; Special Collector (LA) and Special Deputy Collector (LA), Telugu Ganga Project; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions closed; Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao; dated 08.10.2025.

What did the court decide?

Writ Petition dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to avail alternative remedy; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed. ¶29

Bulagakula Madhusudhan Reddy Vs the State of… — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ Petition dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to avail alternative remedy; no order as to costs; pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, stand closed.

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents' non-payment of the enhanced compensation for the pomegranate trees in Sy. No. 163/1 (Ac. 1.09 cents) and Sy. No. 163/2 (Ac. 0.10 cents), Reach No.5, Penubarthi (Vil), Rapur Mandal, S.P.S.R. Nellore District, in terms of the judgment and decree in L.A.A.S No. 108 of 2019, is arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction, and whether a writ of mandamus should issue directing the respondents to deposit the enhanced compensation to the credit of E.P.No. 48 of 2023 in L.A.O.P.No.21 of 1993 (Senior Civil Judge, Gudur).

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Ratio / Principle

Learned counsel for the petitioner sought leave to withdraw the Writ Petition to avail an alternative remedy, and the Court accorded permission.

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Key takeaways

The Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to avail alternative remedy, and there shall be no order as to costs.ratio¶29
As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.ratio¶30

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Andhra Pradesh High Court (Amaravati), Writ Petition No. 2240 of 2025, decided 08.10.2025 by Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao. The petitioner had sought a writ of mandamus declaring arbitrary the respondents' non-payment of enhanced compensation for pomegranate trees in Sy. Nos. 163/1 and 163/2, Reach No.5, Penubarthi (Vil), Rapur Mandal, S.P.S.R. Nellore District, payable in terms of the judgment and decree in L.A.A.S No. 108 of 2019, and directing deposit of the enhanced compensation to the credit of E.P.No. 48 of 2023 in L.A.O.P.No.21 of 1993 on the file of the Senior Civil Judge, Gudur. Counsel (Sri P. Shiva Sai for Sri Ch.C. Krishna Reddy) sought leave to withdraw the petition to avail an alternative remedy. Permission was accorded; the Writ Petition was dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to avail alternative remedy, with no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, stood closed. The substantive claim regarding enhanced compensation was not examined by the Court.

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APHC010032112025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

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(Special Original Jurisdiction)

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[3330]

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WEDNESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO WRIT PETITION No. 2240/2025

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BETWEEN:

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BULAGAKULA MADHUSUDHAN REDDY, S/o. LATE DASARADHA RAMI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, OCC AGRICULTURE, R/O PENUBARTHI (VIL), RAPUR MANDAL, S.P.S.R.NELLORE DISTRICT.

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...PETITIONER

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AND

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THE STATE OF AP, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE.

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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, LAND ACQUISITION, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE.

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THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH STATE.

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THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NELLORE, S.P.S.R.NELLORE DISTRICT.

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THE SPECIAL COLLECTOR L A, TELUGU GANGA PROJECT, MULAPETA, NELLORE, S.P.S.R.NELLORE DISTRICT.

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THE SPECIAL DEPUTY COLLECTOR L A, TELUGU GANGA PROJECT, RAPUR AT NELLORE, MULAPETA, NELLORE, S.P.S.R.NELLORE DISTRICT

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...RESPONDENT(S):

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Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not paying the enhanced compensation for the pomegranate trees situated in the Land in Sy. No. 163/1, extent Ac. 1.09 cents Sy. No. 163/2 extent Ac. 0.10 cents Reach No.5 of Penubarthi (Vil), Rapur Mandal, S.P.S.R.Nellore District in terms of the Judgment and decree passed by the Honble High Court of A.P. in L.A.A.S No. 108 of 2019 is arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction and consequently direct the Respondents to deposit the enhanced Compensation to the Credit of E.P.No. 48 of 2023 in L.A.O.P.No.21 of 1993 on the file of the Honble Senior Civil Judge, Gudur, S.P.S.R.Nellore District and pass such other order or orders.

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Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.CH C KRISHNA REDDY

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Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION 2.GP FOR IRRI AND CAD

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3.GP FOR FINANCE PLANNING

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The Court made the following:

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ORDER:

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Sri P. Shiva Sai, learned counsel represented on behalf of Sri Ch.C. Krishna Reddy, learned counsel on record for the petitioner, and sought leave of this Court for withdrawal of the Writ Petition to avail alternative remedy and endorsed the same on the bundle.

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Permission is accorded.

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Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with a liberty to avail alternative remedy. There shall be no order as to costs.

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As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.

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___________________________________ JUSTICE TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO

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Date: 08.10.2025

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