Petitioners sought compensation before a 400 KV transmission line was laid through their agricultural lands. The court noted compensation had been assessed and paid, and disposed of the writ petition leaving the petitioners free to seek further remedies in accordance with law if dissatisfied.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA
WRIT PETITION NO: 3597 OF 2018
Between:
...PETITIONERS
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Petition under Articre 226 of the constitution of rndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired therewith, ther High court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particurarry one in the nature of writ of mandamus by decraring the action of respondents in proposing to forcibry lay 400 KV line through the lands of the petitioners in Sy. Nos. Sy. Nos. 459/1 (Ac' 2-3o gts),4s9t112 (Ac. 2-oo) and 4s9/3 (Ac.2-29 gts) of parvancha Virage and Mandal, without payment of any compensation and acquisition as being illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to pay compensation as per raw before raying 400 KV Transmission Line through the lands of the petitioners.
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Petition under Section 151 cpc praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fired in support of the petition, the High court may be preased to direct the respondent Nos. 3 to 6 not to ray any transmission line through the land of the petitioners situated in Sy. Nos. 459/1 (Ac. 2_30 gts), 4S9l1t2 (Ac.2_ 00) and 459/3 (Ac. 2-29 gts) of parvancha Virage and Mandar without payment of compensation.
Counsel for the petitioner: SRI pASAM SRINIVASA REDDY
Counsel for the Respondent No.1: AGp FOR ENERGY
Counsel for the Respondent No.3 to 6: SRt N.SREEDHAR REDDY, SC FOR TGTRANSCO
Counsel for the Respondent No.2, 7 & 8: AGp FOR REVENUE
The Court made the following: ORDER
HON'BLEMRS JUSTICESUREPALLI NANDA IT 9 F
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Heard Sri PashamSrinivasa Reddy, learned counsel appearing onbehalf of the petitioners, learned Assistant GovernmentPleaderfor Energy,appearing on behalf of the Sri N.SreedharReddy, learnedStanding respondentNo.1, Counsel forTG TRANSCO, appearingon behalf ofthe respondentNos.3 to 6 and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenueappearing on behalfof the respondent Nos.2, 7 and8.
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"...to issue a writ,order ordirection more particularly one in thenature of writ of mandamusby declaraing theaction of respondents in proposing to forcibly lay400 KV line through the landsof the petitioners in Sy. Nos. 459/l(Ac.2-30 gts), 459/tl2(Ac' 2-00) and 45913 (Ac. 2-29gts) of PalvanchaVillageand Mandal' withoutpayment of any compensation and acquisitionas being illegal andarbitrary and consequentlydirect the respondents topay compensation as per law before laying 400 KV TransmissionLine through the lands of the
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petitioners and to pass such other or further orders in the interest of justice.,,
observtno asu nder:
"It is submitted by learned Standing Counsel for Telangana State Transco that the amount of c:ompensation as assessed by the Department has already been paid to the petitioners.
In view of the above, in the event of the petitioners not being satisfied with the amount of compr:nsation paid
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to them,they are at liberty to take appropriate stepsin accordancewith law. However, pendency of the Writ Petition shallnot be construedas deprivingthe petitioners of theirright to seekappropriate remedies'
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b) Thesubmissions made by thelearnedcounsel of the Petitaonersand the learned appearingon behalf Pleader forRevenue aPPearing on Assistant Government behalf ofthe respondentNos'2' 7 and Iand'
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c) The order of this Court dated 21.02.2018 passed in LA.No.1 of 2018 (referred to and extracted above),
The writ petition is disposed of observing that in the event of the petitioners not being satisfied with the amount of compensation paid to them, they are at liberty to take steps an accordance to law and the petationers are entitled to seek appropriate remedies. However, there shall be no order as to costs,
As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if
any,pending in the Writ Petition shall also stand closed.
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DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION,
WITHOUT COSTS
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents could lay a 400 KV transmission line through the petitioners' lands without paying compensation.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Mettu Tati Reddy
Mettu Telaswi Reddy
Mettu Baswa Reddy
The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary (Energy)
The District Collector, Bhadradri-Kothagudem District
The Telangana State Transco, Rep. by its Chairman and Managing Director
Surepalli Nanda
As recorded by the court registry
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