Allowed

Alli Srinivas v. Land Acquisition Officer cum Revenue Divisional Officer

Telangana HC17 Apr 2023WP/5407/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Writ petition challenging inaction in processing Section 73 applications for fair compensation. Court held that since the corporate beneficiary is willing to pay enhanced compensation if possession is vacated, the petitioners must withdraw land possession to claim said benefit.

What did the court decide?

Petitioners to withdraw deposited compensation and vacate land possession; Respondent No.3 to pay enhanced compensation differential within three months of the order.

Alli Srinivas Vs Land Acquisition Officer cum Revenue… — Land Acquisition | Telangana HC (2023)

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HIGH COURT FOR^{TbTE STATE OF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)

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MONDAY ,THE^{SEVENTEENTH DAY OF APRIL} TWO THOUSAND^{AND TWENTY THREE}

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{SRI JUSTICE MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR}

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WRIT^{PETITION NO} s407 0F 2023

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_..- _^Between:

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l.	AlliSrinivas, S/o.Mallaiah,
.--tra	Agedabout 54^years,Occ:Agricultiire.,	c-2
2	AmmaRaju,S/o.Rajaiah, Aged about39^years,Occ:Agriculture	c-3
3.	BandariLaxmi,Wo.OCelu^{(Dicdper LPrs)}	c-4
	t)Mar;iindla Aruna,WoSattaiahaged^38years, 2)DandveniRamadevi,^{Wo.Srinivasaged29 years,} 2)rr-akkaRavali,W/o.Ramesh,^{aged23 years.}
	3) BandariRadhika, Wo.Madhukar,^aged19years.
4.	BandiBhaskar, S/o. Rajamallu Aged about37^years,Occ:Agricultrue	c-5
5.	BandiSwapna,Wo.Bhaskar Agedabout34^years,Occ:Agriculnue.	c-6
6.	BashaboinaGattumallqS/oGattaialL Agedabout92^years,Orc:Agriculture..:,:...."	c-7
7.	BoggulaEeswaramma,Wo.Galaiah, Aged about55^years,Occ:^Agriculture-	c-8
8.	BoggulaLaxmi, Wo.Yellaiab, Agedabout 60^years,Occ:Agriculture.	c-9
9.	Boggula Sarojana,Wo.^Mallaiah Agedabout 52^years,Occ:^Agriculture.	c-10
lO.	Boggula ShankaraiatL^{S/o.Uppalaiah,} Agedabout52^years,Occ:^Agriculture.	c-l1
11	.BoggulaYellaiah,S/o.Uppalaiah, Agedabout 62^{years, Occ:Agriculture.}	c-12
12	.BolliKumaraswamy,^{S/o.Venkataiah,} ^*'	c-13
13	.BolliMallaiah,56.^venkataiatr,. :-=1. Agedabout47^years,Occ:Agricultute.^- .,:a,	c-t4

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	14.	BolliSaraiah,S/o.Venkataiah
<br>		Agedaboutl2),ears,Ucc: Agrrculrure.	L-1i
\|15.	BolliShankaraiah @BolliShankar, S/o. Venkataiah, Agedabout 40 years, Occ:Agriculhrre,	c-16
	r6	Bothr Lavanya,WoAnandrao. Agedabout 40 years, Occ:Agriculture.	c-l7
	t7	ChennaboinaMallaiah,S/o.Sammaiah, Agedabcut 86 years, Occ:Agriculture.	c-18
	lE.	ChiruraboinaRajaiah, S/o.Mallaiah, Agedabout54years,Occ:Agricultue.	C-19andC20
	19	Chinnaboina Ramaiah @ Ramanna Sio.Ailaiah@Mallaiah,
		Agedabout58years, Occ:Agriculture.	c-21
	20	Duda.Rajkumar,S/o.Ilaiah, '
		Agedabout 45 years, Occ:Agriculture.	c-3r
	21.	Duda Sadaiah,S/o.Ila iah,
		Agedabout 48 years,Occ:Agriculture.	c-32
	22.	DulamRamesh, S/o.OdelaMallu, Aged about 47 years, Occ:Agriculture.	c-33
	23.	DulamShankaraiah,S/o.OdelaMaltu, Agedabout59years, Occ;Agriculture.	c-34
	24.	Domala Komuraiah,S/o.Komuraiah, Agedabout70years, Occ:Agriculture.	c-35
	2r.	Gaje Prameela@Gadhe Prameela, Wo.NarsaiahRajaiah,
		Agedabout73years, Occ:Agriculhue.	c-36
	26.	Gangaraboina Prameela, S/o. Narsaialr, Agedabout 42 years,Occ:Agriculhrre.	c-37
	27.	Gangidi PadmaWo.RajiReddy, D/opraapreddy, Agi:dabout61years, Occ:Agriculnre.	C-38and39
	28.	Ganta Sammakka,Wo.Rajamallu,
		Agedabout60years, Occ:Agriculture	c40
	29.	Goriga @GarigeBagyalaxmi,Wo.Rajakumar, Aged about51years, Occ:Agriculture.	c41
	30.	Goriga @GarigeKomuramma,Wo.Mallaiah,
		Agedabout83years, Occ:Agricultrue.	c42

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3t	Gorrga@Garigelaxmi,W/o. Krishnasrvami, Aged about59years, Occ:Agriculture.		c-43
32	GonepalliSrinivas,S/o.Chandraiah, Agedalout^.i0years,Occ:Agriculrure.		c-44
JJ	GottimukkalaSaraiah, S/o.Yetlaiah, Agedabout42years,Occ:Agriculture.		c-45
34	GullaRama,Wo.G.Ramaiall Agedabout.zl5 years,Occ:Agricutture.		c/6.
35	GullaRamaiah,@iedperLRs) GullaSrinivas,S/o.G. Ramaiah, Ag:dabout 26years, Occ:Agriculture.		c47
36	Gunieboina Ilaiair,S/o.Kanakaiah, Agcdabout73 years,Occ:Agriculture		c48
37	GundaganiBikshapathi,S/o.Mallaiah, Agedabout 62years, Occ:Agriculture		c49
38	Gundagani Sammaiah,S/o.Mallaiah, Agedabout60 years,Occ:Agriculture		c-50
39	HanumandlaMallaReddy,S/o.Narsimha Reddy, Agedabout50years, Occ:Agricirltue.		c-s1
40.	Hanumandla@{nqnandlaVenkatReddy, S/o.Narsimha Reddy,Agedabout 52 years, Occ:Agriculture.		c-52
41	Ittaboina@Ittaveni Laxmi,Wo.Rajaiah" Aged about55 years,Occ:Agriculture.		c-53
42	Ittaboirm@IttaveniRajaiah,S/o.Ilaial; Agedabout75years, Occ:Agriculhre.		c-s4
43. 44	Ittaboina@EnaboinaSammaiah, S/o.Ilaialu Agedabout50years, Occ:Agriculture. Kanukuntta MallaiatuSio. Balaiah, Agedabout58years, Occ:Agricultr:re.		c-55 c-56
45	KatukuriGopal Reddy,S/o. RaghavaReddy, Agedabout57years, Occ:Agriculture.		c-57
46.	KatukuriRaghava Reddy,Vo:BuchiReddy, Agedabout82years, Occ:Agriculture. *!F	_*rt	c-58

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47	Katukuri^{SammiReddy,S/u-.o-$t{vaReddy'} Aged about^{52years, Occ:Agrlculture'}
48	KahrkuiSwapna,^{Wo.TirupathiReddy,} Aged about^{42 years, Occ:Agriculture'}	c-60
49	Katukuri.Tirupathi^{Reddy,S/o. RaghavaReCdy,} Aged about^{45 years, Occ:Agriculrure'}	C-61andC62
50	Kodari Babu,^{S/o.Gattumallu,} Aged about^{48 years, Occ:Agriculture}	c-63
5l	Kodari Gattumallu,^{S/o.Mallaiatq} Aged about^{72years, Occ:Agriculture'}	c-64
52	Kodarillaiah,^{S/o. SammaiafL} Aged about57^{years, Occ:Agriculture}	c-65
53.	KodariIiaiah,^{S/o.Kcmuraiatq} Aged about^{48years, Occ:Agriculture}	c-66
54.	KodariLaxmi,Wo.^Mallaiah, Aged about^{57years, Occ:Agriculture}	c-67
55.	KodariLaxmi,^Wo.Sammaiah, Aged about⁵⁷Years,^{Occ:Agriculhue}	c-68
56	KodariSammaiah^(DiedPer^LRs)' Smt.Kodarillamma,^{Wo.KodariSammaiah} Aged about57^{years, Occ:Agriculture}	c-69
57.	KodariSammaiah,^{Slo.Komuraiah,} Aged about^{52years, Occ:Agriculture}	c-70
58.	Kankada@Konkati.^{Laxmi,Wo.Poshaiah,} Aged about^{52years, Occ:Agriculture}	c-,11
s9.	Kankada@Konakati^{RajaiatLS/o.Komuraiah,} Aged about73^{years, Occ:Agricultuie}	c-72
60	Kukkamudi.^{BhadraialLSio.IlaialU} Aged about^{52years, Occ:Agriculture}	c-73
61	IvlalaVeeramallu"^(DiedperLRs) MalaRajanna,S/o.^Veeramallu, Aged about^{47 years, Occ:Agriculture}	C-74and79
62	MacherlaMogili,^{S/o.Mallaiah,} Aged about70^years,Occ:Agriculhre	c-75

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63	NIacherlaSarojana,Wo.Rajaiah, Agedabout51 years,Occ:Agricuhure s-	c-76
64	MaddireddySammireddy,(DiedperLRs) MadireddySulochanaWo.Sammireddy Reddy Agedabout77years, Occ:Agriculture	c-]1
65	MalaRamaswamy,S/o.Veeraiah. Agedabout73 years,Occ:Agriculttrre	c-78
66	Manthurthi Rajamallu,S/o. Sammaiah, Agedabout72years, Occ:Agriculhue	c-80
67	ManthurthiBhadraiah,S/o.Rajaiah, Agedabout44years, Occ:Agriculture	c-81
58.	Manthurthi Komuraiah.S/o.Ra^jamaliu, Agedabout55years, Occ:Agriculture	c-82
69	ManthurtyOdelu,S/o. Sammaiah, Agedabout62years, Occ:Agriculture	c-83
70	ManthurthiRajaiah,S/o. Sarnmaiah, Aged about 72years,Occ:Agriculhrre	c-84
7t	N{anthurthi Rajamouli,S/o.Rajaiah, Agedabout50years, Occ:Agriculture	c-85
'tz	I,IuskeIlaiah,S/o. Rajamallu, Agedabout51years, Occ:Agriculhrre	c-86
IJ	Muske Mallaiah,S/o.Rajamallu, Agedabout67years, Occ:Agriculture	.c-87
74.	MuskeRajaiah, S/o.Rajamallq Aged about79years, Occ:Agriculture,	c-88
75.	Mushika Ravi@ MuskeRavinder,S/o.Rajaia[Ilaiah Aged about 44 years,Occ:.Agriculture	C-89andC90
76	Mushika@MuskeSrinivas,S/o.Rajaiah, Agedabout37years, Occ:Agriculture	c-91
	NakkaLachanna,Wo.Dudaiah, Agedabout44^years,Occ:Agriculhrre	c-93
78	NakkaPeddaSomaiah@NakkaSomallu,S/o.Bayyann4 Agedabout58^years,Occ:Agriculture	c-9s .FF...i,i.,

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79	Nakka Ramulu,S/o.Dhudaiah,^/ AtseJabout^-12yeals.ucc:,i;,i.fr,,,,.
80.	Nakka Yellaiah,S/o.Dudaiah, Agedabout 47 years, Occ:Agriculhrre	c-97
8i	Paidipalii Mallakka,\tt'lo.RajaKomuraiah, Agedabout 70 years, Occ:Agriculture	c-98
82	PaidipalliRajakomuraiah,S/o.Maliaiah, Agedabout 80 years, Occ:Agriculture	c-99
83	Paidipelli Ravi,S/o.Komuraiah, Agedabout49 years, Occ:Agriculhrre	C-IOO
84	.Palakala Devendar Reddy,S/o.Narasimha Reddy, Agedabout 45 years, Occ:Agriculture	c-101
85	.Palkala Moharr Reddy, S/c.Raji Reddy, Agedabout 43 years, Occ:Agriculture	c-102
86	.PalakaRaji Reddy,S/o.LingaReddy, Agedabout70years,Occ:Agriculhrre	c-103
87	.Palakala RamReddy,S/o.Narasimha Reddy. Agedabout50years, Occ:Agriculture	C-LO4
88.	Palakala SammiReddy,S/o.LingaReddy, Agedabout68years, Occ:Agriculture	c-105
89.	PegyapuramNagaiabS/o.Mallaiah, Agedabout77years, Occ:Agriculhre	c-106
90.	PegyapuramVenkataiah,S/o.Maltaiah, Aged about 76yearc,Occ:Agriculture	c-107
91.	PentaShnkaraiah,S/o.RajaialL Agedabout68years, Occ:Agriculhre	c-108
92.	Perumandla Bhagyamma,Wo.Sammaiah, Aged about53years, Occ:Agriculture	c-109
93	PittalaMysaiah @iedperLRs), Smt.Pittala Ellamma,Wo.pittala Mysaiah Aged about 68 years, Occ:Agricultui	c-110
94	Polu Rajamma,Wo.Venkataiah,
-< GFr -{:.	Aged about62years, Occ:Agriculhue	c-lll

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	-) 95.^{polu.sundaraiah,}Sio.Ilalaiah, t Agedabout55years, Occ:Agriculture c-tt2
9	6.^{polu_Veeraiah,}S/o.Lingaiah, Agedabout6.1years, OJc:Agriculture C-tl3
9	7.^pormamSomulu.(Diedper LRs) ponnam Sammaiah,S/o.Somulu Agedabout46years, Occ:Agriculture c-n4
9	8,PoshalaNirmala, W/o.Rajaiah, Agedabout53years, Occ:Agriculture c-ll5
99	.^'Punyamurthypedda Rajaiah,S/o.Ilaiah, Agedabout 57years,Occ;Agriculrure c-116
10	0.ly-_rr.ttySaraiah,S/o. Ilaiah, Ad
I 0I	geabout52years, Occ: AgriculLure Punyamuthy.-Swarupa,\,/o.ChinnaRa.jaiah, Aged about50years. Occ:Agriculturei C-llTandCtl8 c-l19
10	2.Rachakondapoolamma@Chemapulakka, Wo.Sadaiah,DurgaiahlgedaboutSGars, Occ:Agriculture. c-120
103	.Regula Narsaiah(Diedper LRs),
	1)RegulaTirupathi,S/o.RegulaNarsaiah Agedabout 42years,
	2)RegulaVenIatesh,S/o. RegulaNarsaiah, Agedabout42 yearsOcc:Agriculture. c-tzt
104	.SadamRajaiah,S/o.Lachaiah, Agedabout5lyears, Occ:Agriculture. c-t22
105.	SadamRavi@ Ravinder,S/o.Venkataiah@Venkarna, Agedabout42years, Occ:Agriculture. C:123
106.	$arlamgalitfiaW/o. Ravinder, Agedabout37yea$,Occ:Agriculture. c-124
107.	SangaBadraiah,@ierlperLRs)
	l)SangaPochamma,S/o. Bhadraiah, Agedabout57 years,
	2)SaneaRajkumar,srb. Bhadraiah, Agedabout3lyears,Occ:Agriculture. -''"-c-725	.-{.!FF 7:.

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108.	v-' SriramulaVeeraswamy^{(DiedperLRs),}
	1)Smt. SriramutaLaxmi,^{Wo.SriramulaVeetaswatn-v} Agedabout 67^years,
	2)Sriramula Srinivas,^{S/o.Sriramu[aVeeraswamy} Agedabout40Years,
	3)Sriramula Krishna,^{Sio. SriramulaVeeraswamy,} Agedabout36years,Occ:^Agriculture,	c-126
109.	SunkariVijaya,^{Wo.Sunkari Shankar,} Agedabout50^{years, Occ:Agriculture}	c-127
I10.	Udutha Chinna^Mallaiah@^{Udutha Mallaiah,} S/o. ChinnaMallaiah^/Mallaiah, Agedabout60^{years, Occ:Agriculture,} about55i'ears,Occ:^Agriculture C-12	8,C130,C13land¹³⁵
Iil.	Udutha Chinanna,^{S/o. lvfallaiah./Ilaiah,} Agedabout62^{years, Occ:Agriculture}	c-129
112.	Udutha Rajaiah@Udutha^{ChinnaRajaiah,} S/o. Chinnalr,Iallaiah,Aged^{about52 years,} Occ:Agriculture.	C-132,C138 and139
113.	Udutha Gattaiah,S/o.Ilaiah, Agedabout74^years,Occ:Agriculture.	c-133
ll4.	UduthaPeddallaiah,S/o.Mallaiah, Agedabout 64^years,Occ:Agriculture.	C.I36
115.	UduthaPeddaRajaiahS/o.Mallaiah, Agedabout 74'years, Occ:Agriculture.	c-137
116.	UdutlraIlaiallS/o.ChinnaN{allaiall Agedabout62years, Occ:Agriculture.	C-134and140
I17.	UduthaRavinder,S/o.Rarnaiah, Agedabout42years, Occ:Agriculture	c-l41
I18.	UduthaSammaiab, S/o. XaialL--, Agedabout66years, Occ:Agriculture	c-142
I19.	UduthaSammaiah,S/o.PeddaMallaiah/ Mallaiah, Agedabout 47 years, Occ:Agriculture.	C-143and 144
120.	UduthaSampath@iedperLRs),
.-,r. I I I	Smt. UduthaLaxmi,Wo.UduthaSampath, Ageda.lout5-2years, Occ:Agriculnue.	c-145

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12.1	Ummenthala Sarojana,Wo.RajiReddy, Agedabout57years, Occ:Agriculture, c-146
122	.UmmenthalaSrinivasreddy,S/o-Rajireddy, Agedabout40years, Occ:Agriculture. c-147
123.	UmmenthalaSumatha,Wo.TirupathiReddy, Agedabout44years, Occ:Agriculture. c-148
124.	UratiVenkataiah (DiedperLRs) UratiRaju,S/o.Venkataiah, Agedabout 40years,Occ:Agriculh:re c-t49
125.	Urugonda Saili (DiedasperLRs) UrugondaSattamma,Wo.UrugondaSaili,agedabout54 years, c-150
126.	YerramSailu(DiedperLRs),
	(1)EerramSarammaWo. YerramSailu, aged about 65years,
	(2)Eerram Mallesh,S/o.YerramSailu Agedabout47years, Occ:Agriculture. c-l5l
127.	YerramSammaiah@ ErraSammaiah,S/o.Ilaiah, Agedabout67 years,Occ:Agriculture. C-T52
128.	YerramSambaiatLS/o.Mallaiah, Agedabout52 years,Occ:Agriculture c-153
(Alld [Vo. Iayas	ieR/o.ParasurampallyVillage, DharmaraopetVillage,Ghanpur(Mulugu) Mandal, hanka BhupalapallyDistrict) ...Petitioners
AND ^"i. " 2 5 " 4 5	LanOAcquisition Officercum RevenueDivis]onalOfficer' MuluguDivision' Gnanurttitanoal.Jayashankar Bhupalapally.Dislrict. .District^{Collector,JayashankarBhupalapallyutstnct} :5iil;;;i-C;rieiies^{Corpi"vLimiteb,xbtndsullemcolleries'Po50-7-101}' XiH;;fi-Di;i,lci,lerai,gai,state;Repb-yGeneral Manaser'sccl BhuoalaoalliArea,^{JayashankarBhupapallyDistflct'} i#5ffifii;iiiiii-Aenioiriiii.n^{and ReieulementAurhority,ccLAoffice,} Nampalli^{Station, Road, HYderabad'} .il;sGi'e;i^{retagnana,ie'p. ov its Principal Secretarv(Revenue)' Secretariat} LowerTank^Bund,Hyderaba ..RES'ONDENTS

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Petition under^{Article226of the Constitutionof lndia praying that in the} circumstances^{statedin tnJ} 'ttiol"ii^{trJ therewith'the High court may be} oleased to issue^{a writ oroer-of i;;;;; ;;'"in. the nalureof writ of mandamus} io declare the inaction^{of th.?;"ii;;ponO"ntin not hearing and disposing off}

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the applications filed by the Petitioners under Section 73 of the Right to^Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation^and Resettlement Act, 2013within a time frame and^pass award for enhanced compensation together with interest and other benefits in Petitioners who are similarly situated as the awardees in LAOP No. 55 of 2020 as illegal, arbitrary and contrary provision of Article 14 of Constitution of lndia and Section 73 of the Act of 2013 and consequently direct the First Respondent to forthwith hear and dispose off the applications filed by the Petitioners under Section 73 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 within a time frame by^passing an award for enhanced compensation together with interest and other benefits in Petitioners who are similarly situated as the awardees in LAOP No. 55 of 2020

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lA NO: 1 F 23

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the^petition, the High Court may be^pleased to direct the First Respondent to forthwith hear and dispose off the applications of the Petitioners filed under Section 73 of the Right to Fair Compensation^and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,^{201 3,} pending disposal of the writ petition

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tAl'rQ2_QE2023

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Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the^petrtion, the High Court may be^pleased to direct the Fourth Respondent to forthwith release the deposited compensation in LAOP No. 41 of 2O'19 to the Petitioners as released to the 1'1 Claimants in LAOP No. 55 of 2O2O by award dated 14-O3-2O22,^pending disposal of the writ^petition

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Counsel for the Petitioners: SRl. SRIKANTH HARIHARAN

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Counsel for the Respondents No.1&4: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION

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Counsel for the Respondents No.2&5: GP FOR REVENUE

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Counsel for the Respondent No.3: SRl. P. SRI HARSHA REDDY, SC FOR SINGARENI COLLERIES CO.LTD

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The Court made the following: ORDER

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THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE^{MUMMINENI SUDHEER KUMAR} WRIT PETITION No.54O7 OF 2023

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ORDER:

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Heard learned counsel for the^{petitioners, learned} Government Pleader for^{Land Acquisition and Sri P.SriHarsha} Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing^{for respondent No.3.} 2. The land of the petitioners herein was^{acquired by the} respondents and an Award,^{dated 26.09.2015 was passedin} proceedings No.B/SC/ 155/2012, along with several^landowners. As the petitioners herein refused to receive the^{compensation fixed} under the said Award, the entire amount^{was deposited before the} Land Acquisition, Rehabilita.tion and Resettlcment^{Authorityunder} Section 73 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparencyⁱⁿ Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013^(for short the Act, 2O13), and the same was taken on record by the said Authority in O.P.No.4l of 2019. Out of the Awardees under the said above Award, some of the land owners have made an application seeking reference under Section 64 of the Act, 2013, and the petitioners herein also claimed to have sought such reference. However, the cases of 11 Awardees were only referred to the Authority under Section 64 of the Act, 2O13 and the cases of the remaining Arvardees havc not been referred to. The said 11 Awardees, whose cases were referred to the Authority under

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Section 64 of the Act, 2013, werc statecl to have been compromised and the enhanced compensation was hxed mutually in L.A.O.P.No.55 of 2O2O and by referring the said cornprise, an Award was already passed on 14.03.2023. The petitioners herein, having come to know about the said compromise, claimed to have submitted applications under Section 73 of the Act, 2013, seeking extension of the benefits of enhanced compensation on par rvith the claimants in L.A.O.P.No.55 of 2020. Complaining the inaction on the part of the respondents in not hearing and disposing of the applications submitted by the petitioners under Section 73 of the Act, 2O13, the present Writ petition is filed.

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Respondent No.3, who is beneficiary of the acquisition proceedings, filed counter affidavit contending that the petitioners have refused to hand over possession of their respective extents of land to respondent No.3, and respondent No.3 has already deposited the compensation for the land, as fixed under the Award, dated 26.09.2O15 before Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authority. It is further stated that respondent No.3 is willing to extend the sarrre benefit that was extended to l l petidoners, who are the claimants in L.A.O.p No.55 of 2O2O, i.e., to pay the compensation at the rate of Rs. l4,g5,OO0/_ per acre as was paid to the claimants in L.A.O.p No.55 of 2O2O provided for the petitioners herein to hand over the,physical possession of their

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respective extents of lands and the relevant portion from the

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counter affidavit reads as under:-

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"In reply to para No.9 of the affrdavit, it is submitted that the remaining awardees covered in O.P.No.41/2O19 have filed petitions U/s.73 of the RFCTLAR&R Act 2013 on 31.O5.2O22 within the period of 03 months from the order of Authority, d1d.14.O3.2022, claiming compensaUon on par with orders of Hon'bte Authority in L.A.O.P No.55. The Requisition Authority i.e., SCCL has executed a Memorandum of Compromise with 11 claimants of L.A.O.P No.55/2O20 and agreed to pay Rs.14,85,000/- per acre ar.d 79.1o/o on trees and structure value. Further, it is to submit that SCCL has no objection if the concerned claimants withdraws the already deposited amount at LAR&R Authority and also willing to pay the differential amount if the physical possession of the land is handed over to SCCL voluntarily by the farmers."

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On the other hand, learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that possession of the land has already been taken by the respondents by conducting ?anchanama'and the respondents are in possession of the same and the petitioners herein are not in possession of the said extents of the land. To this effect an affidavit is also hled before this Court by the petitioners.

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Taking into consideration totality of the facts and circumstances of the case especially, the willingness expressed by respondent No.3 to pay the compensation to the petitioners on par with the compensation paid to the claimants in L.A.O.P No.55 of 2O2O, this Court does not deem it necessary to direct the respondents to consider the applications submitted by the petitioners under Section 73 of the Act, 2013, instead is of the considered view that it is appropriate and fit to dispose of the Writ

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Petition by passing an appropriate order and the directions as under: -

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i) The petitioners herein are entitled to withdraw the amounts that were deposited in O.p.I,lo.41 of 2OO9 before the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Authorit5z as per their respective entitlements and respondent No.3 herein shall have no objection for the same and accordingly, the petitioners are permitted to withdraw the amounts that were deposited in O.P.No.41 of 2009 as per their rcspective entitlements by filing application in O.P.No.4 1 of 2OO9,

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i0 The possession of the land acquired from tl-re petitioners herein shall be deemed to have been in possession of respondent No.3 and the petitioners herein are not entitled to interfere with the possession of respondent No.3 in any manner_

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iii) Respondent No.3 shall pay the enhanced compensation i.e., differential amounts of compensation on par rvith the 11 claimants in L.A.O.P.No.55 of 2O20 within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

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As a sequel, miscellaneous petitions, pending if any in this

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Writ Petition, shall stand closed. No costs.

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SD/.N.CHANDRA SEKHAR RAO ASSISTA}IT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// C:E) SECIIoN oFFIcER

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To, 1 The LandAcquisition Officer cum Revenue Divisional Officer, Mulugu -^{Division,Ghanur Mandal.Jayashankar Bhupalapally Diskict} 2. The District Collector, Jayashankar Bhupalipally District

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The General Manaoer SingareniColleries Company Limited, Kothag-udemcorreri6s,' po"so7 i0i; K'h;il;i'6iJtrict, Teransana state. .

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. 9,Cc!^{Bhupalapali Area, JayashankJ,iEr,rirprJiibi.tri"t.}

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I ne Land Acquisition R€ -^{Namqatry.r,"",,ffia1'i.,i1lx1,.it8j+',18.,1fi311{J",auiiiority,ccLA orrice,}

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The .Principal Secretary (R'evenue),'secretariat Lower Tank Bund, T.S.,Hyderabad

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Iwo CCs to GP FOR LAND ACQUIS|TION ,High Court for the State of _^{Telangana,at Hyderabad} [OUTj^{- "-"'-r,rrv'} 7. Two CCs to Gp FOR REVENUE ,High Court for the State of Tetangana,at HyderabadlOUTl

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One CC to- SRl. p. SRt .HARSHA REDDY , Advocate tOpUCl e. 10.Two one CD CC Cooiesto SRt. SRTKANTH HARTHARAN,'A;;;;" f'opUdi Bru GJP

HIGH COURT

DATED:1710412023

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ORDER

WP.No.5407 of 2023

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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUT COSTS

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