The High Court, in a writ petition filed for non-payment of land acquisition compensation with interest, directed the State of Telangana to deposit the balance differential amount to execution petitions within two months of receiving the order.
Direction to deposit balance differential compensation amount to E.P.Nos.81 to 85 of 2019 within two months.
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HIGH COURT FORTHE STATE OF TELANGANAAT HYDERABAD ial Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE TENTH DAY OF DECEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR
WRIT PETITION NO: 36921 OF 2025
Between:
Smt. G. Padma, Wo. Chandrakanth, Aged about 56years, FUo. Kethepally Village, Panagal Mandal, Wanaparthy District.
...PETITlONER
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..RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndiapraying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court 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'in failure topay the compensation with interest till the date of finalpayment in accordancewith the provisions of L,and Acquisition Act 1894 as highly arbitrary, illegal and violative of the said act and Art. 300A of the Constitution of lndia andprinciples ofnatural justice and consequently direct the respondents to deposit the balance amount payable to the petitioners in the E.P.Nos.81 , 82,83,84 and 85 of 2019 pending before the lower court forpayment of amount in terms of thejudgment and decree of the Court of Learned Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy dated 14.06.2018. by way of commonjudgmbnt in O.P.Nos.27,28,29,30 and 114 ot
2016 as confirmed by a division bench of the Hon'ble Court by a common judgment dated 15.09.2022 in LAAS Nos.11'l , 117,118, 119 and 120 ot 2019, with interest till the date of finalpayment to the satisfaction of the E.Ps.
Petition under Section 151 CPCpraying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of thepetition, the High Court may bepleased to direct respondents to deposit the balance amountpayable to thepetitionersin the E.P.Nos.81,82,83,84 and 85 of 2019pending before the lower court for payment of amount in terms of thejudgment and decree of the Court of Learned Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy dated 14.06.2018, by way of commonjudgment in O.P.Nos.27,28,29,30 and 114 ot 2016 as confirmed by a division bench of the Hon'ble Court by a commonjudgment dated 15.09.2022 in LAAS Nos.111, 117,118, 119and 12Oof 2019, withinteresttill thedateof finalpaymenttothe satisfaction of the E.Ps.,pending disposal of this writpetition.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI G.PURUSHOTHAM REDDY
Counsel for the Respondent No.l: GP FOR GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
Counsel for the Respondent No.2: GP FOR IRRIGATION
Counsel forthe Respondent No.3: GP l:ll
Counsel for the Respondent No.4 & 5: AGP FOR LAND ACQUISITION
The Court made the following: ORDER
IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V.SHRAVAN KUMAR
WRIT PETITION No.3692L of 2o.25, DATE OF ORDER: 1O.12.20.25.
Between:
Smt. G.Padma, W/o. Chandrakanth
...Petitioners
AND
The State of Telangana, Itep. by its Chief Secretary, Secretariat Building Hyderabad and 4 Others
.Respondents
ORDER:
Aggrieved by the action of respondents in failing to pay the compensation with interest till the date of final payment in accordance with the provisions of Land Acquisition Act, 1894, the present writ petition is filed. A consequential prayer is sought to direct the respondents to deposit the balance amount payable to the petitioners in E.P.Nos.8l to 85 of 2019 before the lower Court
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for payrnent of amount in terms of judgment and decree passed by the learned Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy on 14.O6.2OL8 by way of commorr judgment passed in O.P.Nos.27, 28, 29, 30 and 114 of 2016, as confirmed by the Division Bench of this Court by a common judgment dated 15.09.2022 in LAAS.Nos. 1ll, 117, 118, 119 and 12A of 20 19, with interest till the date of final payment to the satisfaction of the E.P.s.
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15.09.2022 in LAAS.Nos.111, ll7, 118, 119 and l2O of 2019. A consequential prayer was sought to direct the respondents to deposit the compensation to the credit of E.P.Nos.81 to 85 of 2Ol9 pending on the file of the learned Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy. Thereafter, the said W.P.No.8416 of 2023 was disposed of by this Court uide its order dated 28.03.2023. The operative portion of the said order reads as follows:
"Hauing regard to the sqme, the writ petition is disposed of and respondent iVo.S is directed to deposit the enhanced compensation amount, in terms of the common order and decree, dated 14.06.2018, passed in O.P.Nos.27, 28, 29, 30 and 114 of 2016 on the ftle of the Senior Ciuil Judge, Wanaparthg, to the credit of E-P.Nos.87, 82, 83, 84 and 85 of 2019, as expeditiously as possible, at ang rate uttthin a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copg of this order. There slnll be no order as to costs."
It is further submitted that the said order was received by the respondents in the l"t week of May, 2023. But the respondents did not implement the order dated 28.03.2023 passed by this Court. Thereafter, aggrieved by the inaction of respondents therein, the petitioner filed Contempt Case uide C.C.No.2116 of 2023 before this Court and during the pendency of the Contempt Case, the respondents approached the Hon'ble Apex Court by filing an S.L.P. \
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against the order passed by the DMsion Bench of this Court in LAAS.Nos. 111 of 2O19 and batch and the said S.L.P. was dismissed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in S.L.P. Diary No. 11273 of 2024 on 15.04.2024 and thus, the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court attained frnality. Thereafter, the respondents submitted before this Court that a C.O. was issued sanctioning the amounts for deposit of the decreetal amount to the credit of E.P.s before the trial court. Recording the said contention, C.C.No.21 16 of 2023 was closed by this Court by order dated 28.06.2024. It is further submitted that an amount of Rs.3,59,4O,486/- was deposited before the trial court, which was insullicient to discharge the liability of the respondents to the full satisfaction of the E.P.s. Thereafter, the petitioner filed calculation rnemos and the trial court passed an order dated 12.O3.2025 in E.A.No. 196 to 200 of 2024 in E.P.Nos.8l to 85 of 2019 directing the respondents to deposit the difference amounts to the credit of the E.P.s. within a period of two (02) months from the date of the said order. Questioningthe non-implementation of the said order, thepresent writ petition is frled.
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2Ol9 pending on the frle of the learnedPrincipal Senior Civil Judge, Wanaparthy within aperiod of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
There shall be no order as tocosts.
SD/. B. REKHA RANI ASSISTANT
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3 issues framed by the court
Whether respondents can be directed under Article 226 to deposit the balance compensation amount to the satisfaction of execution petitions.
How to direct the deposit of differential compensation amount pending in E.P.Nos.81 to 85 of 2019.
Whether the trial court order directing deposit within two months is binding on the State.
3 provisions across 3 enactments
Smt. G. Padma
State of Telangana
N.V. SHRAVAN KUMAR
As recorded by the court registry
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