Ghanta Satyanarayana v. Union of India
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Writ Petition No. 8098/2026 (APHC010148052026), High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, Justice Battu Devanand, decided 06.04.2026. Subject: highway land acquisition/dispossession - National Highways Act Sections 3A(1) and 3C(2); Gazette of India Extraordinary notification No.CG-DL-E18022026-270247 dated 17.02.2026; NH-216, Bapatla District; Joint Collector/Competent Authority; petitioners' objections dated 07.03.2026; written instructions dated 24.03.2026; threat of dispossession/demolition of houses; principles of natural justice; Writ of Mandamus under Article 226; IAs under Section 151 CPC. Disposition: disposed at admission stage with consent; objections to be considered in accordance with law; reasoned and speaking order under Section 3C(2); no coercive steps without due process; no costs. Keywords: National Highways Act 3A(1); Section 3C(2) speaking order; Competent Authority objections; NH-216; Bapatla; Cherukupalli Mandal; Gudavalli; Kanagala; Article 226 mandamus; Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.