Devandla Thirupathaiah v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of writ petition - land acquisition compensation dispute, no merits decided. Petitioner: Devandia Thirupathaiah; subject land: Ac.1.84 cents in Sy No. 91/2, Kovilampadu Village, CS Puram Mandal, Prakasam District; acquiring agency: National Highway Authority of India (Superintendent Engineer, Vijayawada / Executive Engineer, Ongole) for new National Highway from Mydukur to Singarayakonda; rival compensation claimant: 7th respondent Smt. Mannepalli Venkata Lakshmamma. Invocation of Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution; IA No. 1 of 2022 under Section 151 CPC. Counsel withdrew via letter dated 11.08.2025 to Registrar (Judicial); dismissed as withdrawn on 15.09.2025 by Justice B. Krishna Mohan; no order as to costs; interim orders vacated; pending IAs closed. Of value only as a procedural record of withdrawal, not on compensation entitlement.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the writ petition accorded; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn; interim order, if any, deemed vacated; no order as to costs; pending interlocutory applications stand closed.