Mr. Cheruku Kondal Reddy Vs The State of Telangana — Land Acquisition | Telangana HC (2025)

Mr. Cheruku Kondal Reddy Vs The State of Telangana — Land Acquisition | Telangana HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Permission to withdraw granted to learned counsel for the petitioner in both writ petitions; Writ Petition Nos. 3295 and 4814 of 2024 dismissed as withdrawn with no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, directed to stand closed. No substantive relief on the compensation/resettlement grievances.

Issue for consideration

Raised in W.P. No. 3295 of 2024 (never adjudicated): whether the action of respondent Nos. 2 to 7 in not considering the petitioner's representation dated '1210712016' and in not releasing the funds/compensation estimated vide Lr.Roc.No. 2421C12016 dated '2910712016' and Lr.No.1 A/D-Thoguta/Mallannasagar dated '1410712016', as contemplated under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, was illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 300A of the Constitution. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

After making initial submissions, learned counsel for the petitioner in both Writ Petitions sought permission to withdraw; the Court granted permission and dismissed Writ Petition Nos. 3295 and 4814 of 2024 as withdrawn, with no order as to costs.

Key takeaways

Consequent upon dismissal of the writ petitions as withdrawn, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, were directed to stand closed.ratio¶51

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

COMMON ORDER (Justice T. Vinod Kumar, High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad, 22-01-2025) in Writ Petition Nos. 3295 and 4814 of 2024, filed by Cheruku Kondal Reddy (and, in W.P. No. 4814 of 2024, also Cheruku Bharathamma) against the State of Telangana and revenue/animal husbandry authorities. W.P. No. 3295 of 2024 sought a mandamus against respondent Nos. 2 to 7 for not considering the petitioner's representation dated '1210712016' and not releasing compensation estimated vide Lr.Roc.No. 2421C12016 dated '2910712016' and Lr.No.1 A/D-Thoguta/Mallannasagar dated '1410712016' under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013; W.P. No. 4814 of 2024 challenged acquisition of the petitioners' two dwelling houses in Ac.3-01 guntas in Sy No.32, Tukkapur Village, under the Dr B.R. Ambedkar Pranahitha Chevella Sujala Sravanthi Project without resettlement/rehabilitation and sought allotment of houses. After initial submissions, learned counsel Sri Ramavaram Chandrashekar Reddy sought permission to withdraw both petitions; permission was granted and the writ petitions were dismissed as withdrawn, with no order as to costs, and miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, were directed to stand closed. No issue on the merits was decided; no precedent was cited or laid down, and the order has no ratio usable for citation.

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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE T.VINOD KUMAR

WRIT PETITION NO: 3295 AND 4814 OF 2024

Between:

Mr. Cheruku Kondal Reddy, S/o. Cheruku Narayana Reddy, Aged about 48 y9ap, Ocq Agriculture, R/o. H-No.2-25, Tukkapur Village, Thoguta Mandal, Medak, T.S-502372

...PETITIONER

AND

The State of Tela ngana, Rep by its Principal Secretary Revenue Department (Land Acquisition ,^{Rehabilitation} and Resettlement), Secretariat Buildings Hyderabad, T.S.

The District Collector, Siddipet Siddipet District, Erstwhile Medak District

The Revenue Divisional Officer, Siddipet Siddipet District, Erstwhile Medak District

The Tahsildar, Thoguta Thoguta Mandal, Siddipet District, Erstwhile Medak District

The Joint Director, Animal Husbandry, Sangareddy

The Assistant Director (AH), Animal Husbandary Siddipet District, Medak

The Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Animal HusbandaryVeterinary Dispensary, Thoguta, Thoguta Mandal, Siddipet District

...RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Cou( may be pleased to issue a Writ, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents particularly respondent Nos. 2 to 7 for not considering the representation dated 1210712016 and not releasing the funds or compensation estimated vide Lr.Roc.No. 2421C12016 dated 2910712016 and Lr.No.1 A/D-Thoguta/Mallannasagar dated 1410712016 to the petitioner herein, as contemplated in Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is illegal, arbitrary and violation of Articles 14,21 and 300A of Constitution of lndia apart from violation of principles of natural justice

lA NO: 1 OF 2024

Petition underr 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 respondent Nos: 2 to 7 to release the funds or compensation estimated vide Lr.Roc.No. 242t'C12016 dated 2910712016 and Lr.No.'l A/DThoguta/Mallannasagar dated 1410712016 to the petitioner herein, pending disposal of the Writ Petition

Gounsel for the Petitioner: SRl. RAMAVARAM CHANDRASHEKAR REDDY

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.'t to 4: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION

Counsel for the Respondent Nos.S to 7: GP FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDARY

WRIT PETITION NO:4814 OF 2024

Between:

Mr. Cheruku Kondal Reddy, S/o. Cheruku Narayana Reddy, Aged about 48 years, Occ. A,griculture, R!/ o. H-No .2-25, Tukkapur Village, Thoguta Mandal, Medak, T.S-502372.

Mrs. Cheruku Bharathamma, Wo Cheruku Narayana Reddy Aged about 64 years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o. H-No.2-25, Tukkapur Village, Thoguta Mandal, Medak, T.S-502372.

...PETITIONERS

AND

1 The State of^'l-elan gana, Rep by its Principal Secretary Revenue Department (Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Reseftlement), Secretariat Buildings Hyderabad, T S

The District Collector, Siddipet Siddipet District, Erstwhile Medak District.

The Revenue Divisional Officer, Siddipet Siddipet District, Erstwhile Medak District.

The Tahsildar, Thoguta Thoguta Mandal, Siddipet District, Erstwhile Medak District.

,..RESPONDENTS

Petition under Article 226 of lhe Constitution of lndia praying that.in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a'uVrit, Order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the respondents particularly respondent Nos. 2 to 4 in acquiring the petitioners (02) dwelling houses in Ac.3-01 guntas in Sy No.32 situated at Tukkapur Village, Thoguta Mandal and Siddipet District under Dr B.R. Ambedkar Pranahitha Chevella Sujala Sravanthi Project and in not Resettling/ Rehabilitating the displaced petitioners is illegal, arbitrary and violation of Articles 14, 19,21 and 300-A of Constitution of lndia apart from violation of principles of natural justice and consequently direct the respondents to Resettle/Rehabilitater the displaced petitioner under Right to Fair Compensation

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and rransparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resetflement Act, 2013 and to allot the houses to the petitioners herein

lA NO: 1 OF 2024

Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High cou( may be pleased to direct the respondent Nos. 2 to 4 to allot the houses to the petitioners herein under Right to Fair compensation and rransparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act,2013 pending disposal of the Writ petition

Counsel for the Petitioners: SRt. RAMAVARAM CHANDRASHEKAR REDDY

Counsel for the Respondents: Gp FOR LAND ACQUISITION

The Court made the following: COMMON ORDER

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TTilE HON'BIE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR

Writ Petition Nos.3295 and 48 4 of2O24

COMMO N ORDER:

After making initial submissions, learned counsel for the petitioner in both the Writ Petitions seeks permission of the Court to withdrarv the Writ Petitions.

Granting permission as sought for, the Writ petitions are

dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs.

Consequently, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall

stand closed.

SD/. N.SRIHARI AS TANT REGISTRAR

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WP.Nos.3295 AND 4814 ot 2024

DISMISSING THE WRIT PETITIONS AS WITHDRAWN WITHOUT COSTS

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