I Sanjeeva Reddy Vs the State of Ap — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

I Sanjeeva Reddy Vs the State of Ap — Writ and Judicial Review | Andhra Pradesh HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the action of the respondent revenue authorities in paying the petitioner only Rs 4.20 lakhs per acre, instead of the Rs 5.50 lakhs per acre paid to patta holders for the same acquisition, in respect of his Ac 5.00 cents in survey no. 735 of Gani Village, Gadivemula Mandal, resumed by the respondents, is illegal, entitling him to the balance Rs 1.30 lakhs per acre with all applicable consequential benefits including interest from the date of taking possession on 03-03-2015.

Ratio / Principle

The cause in the writ petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous, as submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner and recorded by the court.

Key takeaways

Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed as infructuous, with no order as to costs.ratio¶34
As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall also stand closed.ratio¶35

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Single-judge order of Justice D. Ramesh, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati (Special Original Jurisdiction), Writ Petition No. 2405/2024, decided 03.12.2025. The petitioner, I Sanjeeva Reddy, had sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution against the respondent revenue authorities of Nandyala District (the State of AP through its Principal Secretary Revenue (Land Acquisition), the District Collector, the Subcollector and the Tahsildar, Gadivemula Mandal), declaring illegal their payment of only Rs 4.20 lakhs per acre as compensation for his Ac 5.00 cents in survey no. 735 of Gani Village, Gadivemula Mandal, resumed by the respondents, instead of the Rs 5.50 lakhs per acre paid to patta holders in the same acquisition, and directing payment of the balance Rs 1.30 lakhs per acre with consequential benefits including interest from the date of taking possession on 03-03-2015, invoking the settled law laid down by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh in the Mekala Pandu case as confirmed by the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 7904-7912 dated 04-08-2014. On the date of decision, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the cause in the writ petition did not survive and the matter had become infructuous; recording that submission, the court dismissed the writ petition as infructuous, made no order as to costs, and closed pending miscellaneous applications, if any. No issue on the merits was decided, and the cited precedents were not judicially engaged by the court.

APHC010041172024

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

[3208]

WEDNESDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 2405/2024

Between:

I SANJEEVA REDDY, S/O I.NAGI REDDY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, R/O H.NO.19-129-10-9, TELUGU PETA STREET, BHANUMUKKALA, BANAGANAPALLE, NANDYALA, NANDYALA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH- 518124

...PETITIONER

AND

THE STATE OF AP, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY REVENUE (LAND ACQUISITION), STATE SECRETARIAT BUILDINGS, VELAGAPUDI, GUNTUR DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, NANDYALA DISTRICT, NANDYALA, ANDHRA PRADESH.

THE SUBCOLLECTOR, NANDYALA DISTRICT, NANDYALA ANDHRA PRADESH

THE TAHSILDAR, GADIVEMULA MANDAL, GADIVEMULA, NANDYALA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH

...RESPONDENT(S):

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 toPleased to pass an order or direction or Writ, more specifically one in the nature of a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent revenue authorities in not paying compensation of Rs 5.50 lakhs per acre as

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was paid to patta holders for the same acquisition and instead paying only Rs 4.20 lakhs per acre In respect of the petitioners land of Ac 5.00 cents in survey no. 735 of Gani Village of Gadivemula Mandal, Nandyal District, Andhra Pradesh in respect of the land holding of the petitioners resumed by the respondents as illegal, contrary to the settled law laid down by the honourable High Court of Andhra Pradesh in Mekala Pandu case and as confirmed by the Honble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No 7904-7912 dated 04-08-2014 and consequently direct payment of the balance Rs.1.3 lakhs Per acre in respect of the land holding of the petitioner resumed by the respondents with all applicable consequential benefits including interest from the date of taking possession on 03-03-2015 and pass

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1.A SRINATH

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1.GP FOR REVENUE

2.GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION (AP)

The Court made the following:

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THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D.RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 2405 of 2024

ORDER:

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits

that cause in the present Writ Petition does not survive and the matter has become infructuous.

Recording the said submission, the Writ Petition is dismissed

as infructuous. No order as to costs.

As a sequel miscellaneous applications, pending, if any, shall

also stand closed.

__________________ JUSTICE D.RAMESH

Dt: 03.12.2025 SJ

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THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE D. RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 2405 of 2024

Dt.03.12.2025 sj