WP/5588/2017 of KOTAMREDDY SRIKANTH REDDY, SPSR NELLORE DIST Vs SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HIGHWAYS, NEW DELHI & 5 OTHERS on 7 October 2025

APHC010220582017

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

WEDNESDAY,THE EIGHTH DAY OF OCTOBER

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE SUMATHI JAGADAM

WRIT PETITION NO: 5588/2017

Between:

1. KOTAMREDDY SRIKANTH REDDY, SPSR NELLORE DIST, S/O

RADHAKRISHNA

REDDY

AGED

YEARS,

OCC:

AGRICULTURE, R/O SAI ORCHIDS APARTMENTS, 2ND

FLOOR, 4TH CROSS RIGHT, ISKON CITY, NELLORE CITY, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HIGHWAYS NEW DELHI 5

OTHERS, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ROAD

TRANSPORT

AND

HIGHWAYS,

TRANSPORT

BHAWAN,

SANSAD MARG, NEW DELHI: 110 001.

2. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA, REP. BY

IT'S CHAIRMAN, G 5&6, SECTOR-LO, DWARAKA, NEW DELHI

- 110075.

3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, NELLORE, ANDHRA PRADESH.

4. THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY REVENUE DIVISIONAL

OFFICER, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA

PRADESH.

5. THE CHIEF ENGINEER RB, NH & CRF, ANDHRA PRADESH, VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

6. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

UNIT, NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA BY PASS

ROAD JUNCTION WITH OLD GNT ROAD, VEDAYAPALEM, NELLORE, SPSR NELLORE DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased toto issue an order writ or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India declaring the inaction of the 1st respondent in appointing an arbitrator under sub-section 5 of Section 3G of the National Highways Act, 1956 for determining the market value of the lands acquired for the purpose of National Highways in so far as SPSR Nellore District is concerned while appointing arbitrators for 10 districts in the state of Andhra Pradesh as illegal, arbitrary and unjust and also violative of articles 14 of 300A of the constitution of India and consequently direct the 1St respondent to forthwith appoint an arbitrator as prescribed under the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956 and further direct him to adjudicate the application submitted by the petitioner on 2.5.2016 claiming market value of Ac. 0.13 cents in Sy. No. 953 & Ac.

0.04 cents in Sy. No. 954/1A situated in Vavveru Village H/o Buchireddypalem Village and Mandal, SPSR Nellore District which was acquired for the maintenance of National Highway No. 67 and pass IA NO: 1 OF 2017(WPMP 6811 OF 2017

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 1st respondent to forth with appoint an arbitrator for adjudicating he claims arising out of the lands acquired for National Highways in so far as SPSR Nellore District, state of Andhra Pradesh is concerned as prescribed under subsection 5 of section 3G

of the National Highways Act, 1956 and pass IA NO: 4 OF 2017(WPMP 39663 OF 2017

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 Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. P SRIDHAR REDDY

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE (AP)

2. DEPUTY SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA

3. GP FOR ROADS BUILDINGS (AP)

4. S S VARMA (SC FOR NHAI)

The Court made the following: