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Potharapu Srikanth v. The State of Telangana

Telangana HC11 Feb 2025WA/178/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Telangana High Court writ appeal (WA 178/2025, 11-02-2025) disposed: writ petition against a pre-Award endorsement (R&R Award under Chapter-V/Schedule-II) held premature and dismissal affirmed in effect; apprehension that objections would be ignored is no ground for writ interference; liberty to challenge final R&R Award preserved; no costs; interim applications closed. Keywords: prematurity, apprehension, R&R Award, rehabilitation and resettlement, land acquisition, Kakatiya Thermal Power Project, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Letters Patent appeal.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief; writ appeal disposed of with no order as to costs and pending interlocutory applications closed; the liberty (preserved by the Single Judge) to assail the R&R Award when passed remains open. ¶73

Potharapu Srikanth Vs The State of Telangana — Telangana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT^{FOR THESTATEOF TELANGANA} AT HYDERABAD

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TUESDAY,THE ELEVENTH^{DAY OF FEBRUARY} TWO THOUSAND AND^TWENTYFIVE

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PRESENT

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THE HONOURABLE^{THE ACTING-CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOYPAUL} AND

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THE HONOURABLE^SMT JU9TICE RENUKA^YARA

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RIT APPE NO: 780F 20

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writ Appeal under^{clause 15 of lhe LettgrsPatent PreferredAgainstthe orderDated} zitoliinZs, Passed^{in W.P. No 1600 4i2025on the file of the High Court'}

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Between:

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'l . Potharapu Srikanth, S/o Potharapu. ..Bixapthi,^{Aged 26 years'Occ'} ' i.l"l,lr'pr5i"", il". oiluoi;p"riyvirrf5,-ulo cii'ein,ir Viilaoe, Ghanpur Mandal, irv"rlfi , tir*'^{ah r p a lp; |il fr ;i;ti iiTa-ng in' staie Decla-rations No'l 87'}

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D. Kavitha. Wo^{Late SampathRao,Aged about32 Years'Occ' Unemployee'} - ili,j'ijroun;pitiy vii6;, tiao.cnerpu.Vittrse, Ghanp.ur Mandal, Jayashankar ijilp;Frlty^{6Gilict, ieiingana staieDeclaration s No 40'}

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3 Mothe Bixapathi,^{S/o.Late Ummaiah, Ag.edabo^ut62 Years' Occ -Agriculture'} " ii?i, o-rurjillp?irv Viriiig-",-H7,;.Cr,erput'ritlage,.Ghanpyr Mandal' Javashankar Bh;;qI;;iV b'i;i'iit,^{i6rdng, n, $tdte'DeclarationQ No' i 1 3}

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ed about 75^Years'Occ

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1. Shaik Babumrya, S/o.Late^{Azam oa[h} .^Ag - Xij,ilirrtrr",Hi,j cjunl,rir-pliry Vil6s" it-tb.61-,et"pui Village, Ghanpur-Mandal, fi#J#niilE"hr-pTrriirvo6t,i"j,'ierinsanastate.Dectiration_s.No.210.^

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Polasani Nageswar^{Raq, Sio Late l=axman} .Rao^{Aoedabout 58 Years'Occ'} Aoricutture, wo^{ouudtJbiiy viii;ge-,Hid crr^etpu|.village, Ghanpur Mandal,} i;y;$t;ri;^{i b; r"pir} rirVp^{iit'iti, rttb ns i'i Stite DeclE ratio n s' No1 58'}

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fr,taOikonOa Swaroopa,^{Wo.LateSamPah.,Aged abput 48 Years'Occ'}

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" ffil;it# ii"lo-i,-fuirp"iri VrrigulHiq'*retp"ur vittaie' Ghqnour^lvlandal' 3;y;",,:ri;A ;^{b"h r"p;r} iiruo^{iit,i"t, Tttb n g'n' st5teDecla rations N o f 0 1'}

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Shaik Thaher^{Pasha, S/o.Babumiya, Aged4bo^ut 30 Years' Occ . Agriculture'} ' Hi; iludb;r;riry viriisiil-|lo Crrelptir11ittag",.Ghanpur-Mandal' Javashankar rji rpJprirv'oi.(ri"t,^{iEtrngrnaStdteDeclSrations No 210'}

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B. " Udutha il1" ilJuuii'i6'riv^{Bixapathi, S/o. Late Mallaiah' Aged abo} virlis"l-H"/d cil"ip'i'!tit"g"' GhanpurJvlandal' Javashankarut 55 Years' Qcc.^Ag(iculture' b'i.r;il;;ily bditi"i,^{iEtrnsan" state' Declaration s No 224}

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Makala^{Thirupathi,S/o Ramulu, Agedabout- 42 Years Occ Agriculture'} " ili o,lour,upJlrv virrr''gJ^{'iid "cnbrpu-,} yiilis", Ghanpur Mandal, Jayashankar b'i,;;r]p;ily bti,i"t,^{iBiing,nu Siiieoectiration s No 107'}

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Giddamari Rajaiah,^{S/o- Late Durgaiah'.Aged abgut 72 Years'' QQe'} Aoriculture, R/o^{Dubb#iallv\i]ird",Iv" cnet6"Village'Ghanpur lt/andal'} i;y;t"h;;ir ; b;^{r"pliirrlib-i3t,ili, r-"rb n g' n' stite Decli iation s No 57}

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€ .,

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1 1. Chennoiu Kcusalva, Wo. Late Raiaiah,^{Aged about65 Years, Occ'} Aqricufiire R/o Dubbhapally^{Village,Hlo.ChelIur Village Gra-npur} -[vlandal, Jdyashankar t3lrupalpally^{District,TelanganaStateDeclaratiotrS.No.29.}

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Mothe . Ramesn S/o.Raiaiah,^{Aged about 42 Years,O'3c. Agriculture,} R/o Dub6hapally Village, Hlo.Cnel[ur^{Village,Ghanpur lVlandal,Jayashankar} Bhupalpally'Disirict,^{Telangana State. Declaration S.No.1 16.}

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cujja Rajesw'ar Rao,^{S/o. Late Narsaiah, AgeQ} .^gbout 98^{Years, Qcg'} Aoiiculturi:. R/o Dubbhapallv Villaqe,^{H/o.ChelpurVillage. GlanpurMandal,} Jiyashankar t3lrtrpalpally^{District,Tetangana StateDeclatatrort} Q.No.62

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Ramanoiu Manemma, W/o. Late^{Kumaraswami.Aged} about^{65 Years, Occ.} Aoriculture^Rk,. Dubbhapally^{Village,H/o.ChelpurVillage, GnanpurMandal,} Jdyashankar^{tlhupalpally District,T=elangina,$tate. Declaration$,No.191.}

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Panga Raju, Si/o.Late Poshaiah,^{AgeQ about 26 Years,Ccc Agriculturg,} R/o bubbh'apally Village, H/o Chelpui^{Village, GhanpLrrMandal,Jayishankar} Bhupblpally District. Telangana State. Declaration S.No.149.

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l6.Veeramaneni Venkal Rao, S/o.Late Malhal^Rao, Aged^{about 50 Years, Occ} Aoriculture, R/o.Dubbhapally^{Villaqe,H/o.ChelpurVillage, GnanpurManCa!,} Jiyadhankar BhupalpallV Diitrict, Telangdna^{Statq. Declbration} S^No,236.

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17 Veeramaneni Laxman Rao,^{S/o Late Malhal} ftao,^Aged ?i)oul^{60 Years,} Qqg, Agricqlture Rio.Dubbhapally Village, H/o^{Cllelpur Village, GnqnPurlylandal,} Jiyashankar t3hupalpally Diitrict,^{T=elangana State} Declaration^{S.No 239.}

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{-' lS.Potharapu Rajaiah, S/o Late^Rajaiah, {ged^{abqut 65 Year:s,Ogq Agricullqre,} R/o oubbhapdtly Villaqe, Hio Chelpur^{Village, Ghanpur lVlandal, Jayasharikar} Bhupalfjally Disirict Telangana State^{Declardtion S No I BB}

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19 Beri RalAmalltt S/o Late Poshetti,^{AgeC about} ir:^{YearsClccAgrtculture,} R/o Dutibhapally Village, H/o.Chelpur Village,^{Ghanpur Mandql,} Jayashankai Bhupqlpally Disirict,^Telangana State^{Declaration S.No.17.}

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Mandh Narsamma, Wo.Late Bhadraiah,^{Aged about65 Years.} Qcc. Aoriculture, Rkr. Dubbhapally VIIlaqe, H/o.Chelpur Village^{GnanpurMandal,} Jiyasfranka,. 13lrupalpally District, Ielangana State^Declaratiorl S,No.^102.

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Ratna Narsanrma^Wo Late^{Raiaiah, Agedabout 55 Years, Occ. Agriculture,} R/o.Dubbhapally Viliaoe, H/o Chelpur^{Village, Ghanpur} Mandal,^Jayashan[<ar Bhupalpally Dis[rict, Telangana State Declaration^S.No.200.

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Z2.Manda Durgaiah, S/o Late Kumuraiah, Aged^{about 60} Yearq,^QCe Agriqulture, R/o.Dubbhapally Vill3ge, H/q.Chelpur VillagP,^G'lanpur Maddat Jalyashankar t3hupalpally Diitrict,^Ielangana State Declaratiot_r $-^No.'102.'

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Bandari Rajerrdar S/o Late^{ttiluthaiah, Aged about} 40^{Years, Occ. Agriculture,} R/o.Dubbhipally Village, H/o.Chelpur^{Village. Ghanpur lrlandal, Jayashankar} Bhupaipally District, Telangana State. Declaration^S.No.10.

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..,APPELLANTS

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AND

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The State of^-lelangana, Rep by its Principal Secretary fievenue^(Land Acquisition) Departhent Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad.

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The State of Telangana,^{Rep. by its Principal} Secretary,^{Energy Department,} Telangana Secretariat, Hyderabad

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3 The Commissioner, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Government of Telangana Budha Bhavan, Rani Gunj, Hyderabad.

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4 The District^{Collector, Jayashanker Bhupalpally District Manjoor Nagar'} Bhupalpally, Telangana^{- 506 169.}

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E The Revenue^{Divisional Officer, Bhupalpally Revenue Divisional Jayashankar} Bhupalpally^District,T.S

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6 TelanqanaStatePowerGenerationCorporationLtd'6--3-643'Vidyuth. sE'Jin'i'rn--ii'tlrLi'Hva"trtio,^{i"tansbn, - 500 082 Rep bv its chairman} and Managing^Director.

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7 The Chief^{Engineer(O and [vt)' KakatiyaThermal Power Proiect (KTPP)'} Otlriri\iirrugl.^{cr'{npw rrili6bal'JavAshankarBhupalpally District'} i'elangana^{- 506 168.}

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...$FqPoryDENIs

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IA NO: oF2 25

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Petition under sectlon^{151 CPQ prayi4g that in the cirQumstances.statedin} tne aniOI"'tiiLo^{in trppltt or the petiiion,f1e Hiql Court maype ple4se( to d-irect} the 3 rd Resoondent not^{to approve and finalizethe R and R Award of the} XL',',i""i.'"J,.;;;i^{;.; '"t#" eioceeoinssor ft'9 5th respondent in} 'n. rri".niirz[bi5r;i 01.202s,^{pendingdispo-sal of the a6ove writ appeal}

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Counsel^{for the Appellantg:} lRl'^{ly! JANAFPHANRAO}

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counse! for the^{Respo({g'nt Nos.!&l to 5:} $Rl^{E' RAI4ESHCHANQBA 9oUD} GP FOR LAND^ACOUISITION

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Qqunsel^{for thg Rqsporldent No.2: 9Rl H' RAJESH KUtl'lAR qP FqB ENFRGY}

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Qounsq!^{foriheRespondent Nos.8&7: SRI P' JAQAN MoH4l! REDEY}

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The^{Coqrt made the following: JU9GTIENT}

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THE HON'BLE THE ACTING^{CHIEF JUSTICE SUJOY PAUL} AND THE HON'BLE SMT. JT'STICE^{RENUKA YARA}

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WRIT APPEAL No.178 of2O25

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JUDGMENT^(Per ttle Hon'ble^{the ActingChiefJusticeSuioA Paut):}

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Sri IVI. Janardhan Rao, learned^{counseI forthe}

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appeliants; Sri E. Ramesh Chandra^{Goud, learned Government} Pleader for Lan cl Acquisition, for^{respondentNos.l and 3 to 5;} Sri H. Rajesh Kumar, learned^{Government Pleader lbr Energr,} for respondent No.2 and Sri D. Jagan^{Mohan Redclrr, learned} counsel for res;pondent Nos.6 and^7.

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2 Learnecl Single Judge has^passed the^following directions:

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"e . A perusal of the impugned procet:ding shot:; that the 5th respondent had only^{informeC the} petit.ioners that an R&R Award would be^passe<l as per Chapter-Y rlw Schedule-Il of the Act, and noth,ir-rg further has been stated therein^{with regard} to rc:spondent authorities not considering^the obje:t.ions hled by the petitioner, as contenrled. Thu,s, the petitioners cannot be said to be aggrierved by the said endorsement issued, for approat:hing this C)ourt by the present Writ Petition, without even waiting for the authorities to pass an R&R Arvard, for [trem to assail the action of the respondentsauthc,rities in passing the said Award as being cont.rary to Schedule-ll of the Act.

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'7 . Foi: the aforesaid reasons, this Court is of the ,:onsidered view that the present Writ Petition as fi1ed is premature and has to fail.

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13 Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. Hor,r ever, liberty is granted to the petitione.rs to asseril the R&R Award as and when passed by the

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;$4' {L ll

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respondents-authorities, if are aggrieved by the same. No order as to costs."

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Learned counsel for the appellants fairly admitted that the writ petition was filed based on al apprehension that the appellants' objections would not be considered by the competent authority while taking a fina,l decision

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4 We find no reason to interfere in the matter on the basis of mere apprehension. Learned Single Judge has kept it open^for the appellants to file appropriate proceedings, if their objections have not been decided or if they are aggrieved by the final^award. No case is^.made out to interfere in the matter.

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Accordingly, this Writ Appeal is disposed of. No costs

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Interlocutory applications, if any pending, shall^also

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stand closed.

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SD/-B. SATYAVATHI DEPUTY^REGISTRAR

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ECTION^OFFICER

To,

The PrinciPal^Secretary Revenue^(Land Acquisition)^{DepartmentTelangana} Secretariat,^HYderabad

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2 The Principal^{Secretary, Energy Department' Telangana Secretariat'} Hyderabad.

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.1 The Commissioner,^{Rehabrtitationand ResettlemeltGovernment of} iliHsY";;'d;;h,^{ehr;un,Rani Gunj'Hvderabad}

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The District^{Collector,Jayashank-er Bhqpalpally DigtrictMenjoor Nagar'}

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4 Bhupalpally,^{Telangana- cuQtoY'}

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F The Revenue Divisiqnal^{officer,phupalp4lly$evenueDivipionqlJayashankar} B'hupalpally^{Drstrict, T S}

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b The Chairman CorDoration^{Ltd., and 6-3-643,Manag} ino Uid;Jfi Director, $i.iili Telangana^{Ki i ratabad $tate Ffi} Rower^{derabad'Generation} telingana^{- 500 082}

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The Chief Engineer (O and.M), Kakatiya Thermat porer projt-..;t (KTpp), ChetpurViltafe Ghdnpur n,tarioat, tiyhir,a"r,aiti,L,parparrytiisiiti,^{' ,'} I elangana - 506 168.

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