WP/26132/2025 of Karike Ramulu Vs The State of Telangana on 10 February 2026

1. Karike Ramulu, S/o Karike Eeranna, Aged about 36 Years, Occ. Agriculture, Fl/o H.No. 4-22, Kantham Peta, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

2. Karike alias Uppari veeresh, s/o Ramudu, Aged about 4g years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 8-21, Kantham Peta, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

3. 9ql!, !qjq, S/o Golla Laxmanna, Aged about 23 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 21-21, Kotla Street, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

4. Maldakanti Kurva Narsimhulu, S/o Savaranna, Aged about 51 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 10-134, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

5. Uppari Ramesh, S/o Uppari Narsimhulu, Aged about 43 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 7-158, Kantham Peta,- leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala Distriet.

6. lpplta Venkanng, S/o Thimmappa, Aged about 66 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 11-4011, Police Station Road, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

7. Kuruva shivakumar, s/o. Kuruva Neelappa, Aged about 34 Years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No . 19-210, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

8. Kurva Sarojamma, W/o Kurva Ayyanna, Aged about Z1 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 9-114, Mekala Peta, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

9. Ramalakshm!, W{o Yele Anjaneyulu, Aged about 35 Years, Occ. Agriculture, Rl/o H.No. 8-69, Kanthampeta, Ieeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

10. Uppari Venkamma, w/o Uppari Pedda Ashanna, Aged about 86 Years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 7-5311, Kanthampeta, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District. 1 1 . Rangu Krishnamurthy, s/o seethaaramulu, Aged about 53 Years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 17-18411, Rangupeta, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

12. Kuwa Raju, S/o Ayyanna, Aged about 41 Years, Occ. Agriculture, Fl/o H.No. 9-1141a, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

13. Gandla Karre Basappa, S/o Adivappa, Aged about 60 Years, Occ. Agricutture, Rl/o H.No. 10-117, Police Station Raod, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

14. Uppari Somulu, S/o Uppari. Narcimhulu, Aged about 47 Years, Occ. Agriculture, Rl/o H.No. 7-158, Kanthampeta,- leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

15. Kurva Thirumalesh, S/o Maldakantaiah, Aged about 41 years, occ. Agricultu'e, R/o H.No. 7-9111, Gurram Thota, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwara District.

16. Mekala f)rinivasulu, S/o Ttimmappa, Aged about 72 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.Nc.10-27, Mekala Peta, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

17. (yrv.q Pushpglrathi, wo chandranna, Aged about 36 years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.Nc. 9-174, Mekala Peta, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

18. Ankali alias Kapa.Qqlyanna. S/o Pedda Ramudu, Aged about 70 years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 9-54, Kantham Peta, reeJa, Jogulamba Gadwala District. 'l9.Ankali Seetharamudu, S/o Pedda Ramudu, Aged about 54 years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 5-1111, Teachers colony, leeja, Jogulamba Gddwala District.

20. K. vinod Kumar, S/o K. Madhanna, Aged about 20 years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 19-208, santha Bazar,leeja,-Jogulamba Gadwara District.-

21. Boya Bheemudu, S/o Boya Nadipi Earanna, Aged Agriculturc, R/o H.No. 10-1212, Mekaia Peta, i-eeja District.

22. ?. swamulu, Q/o ^Thqmnlappa, Ageo about 30 years, occ. Agricurture, R/o leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District,

23. Rangu- plqgfqr, s/o seethaaramulu, Aged about 51 years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 17-189, Rangupeta, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

24. Telugu l{a9ipi Narsimhulu, s/o Naganna, Aged about 62 years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 9/39, Telugupeta, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

25. Upqqri.. Nlarayqna,.S_/o Uppari rhimmappa, Aged about s2 years, occ. Agricultyre, R/o H.No. 7-s311, Kanthampeta, Ieeja, Jogulamba ciowata District.

26. Qoyg.{arsimhulu, S/o B. Thimmappa, Aged about 23 years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 10-13, leeja, Jogulambb'Gadwala District.

27. Telug.u.LlXfft€oflo, S/o Savaranna, Aged about 43 years, occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 5-4111, Telugu Peta, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwara District.

28. Telug.u.Na1aqqqmg, wo Thimmappa Aged about 48 years, occ. Agriculture, Rl/o H.No,9-4318, Telugu Peta, leej'a, Jolutamba Gadwara District.

29. Telugu. Thimmappg, s/o Telugu savaranna, Aged about 53 years, occ. lgriculture, R/o H.No. g-43/B-, Telugu peta, i-eeja, Jogbtamba Gddwata District.

30. Telug.u .Sayalqrynq S/o Lakshmanna Aged about g0 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No 5-4311, Telugu Peta, leeja, Jogutamba Gadwala tiistrict.

31. Telugu R;lmakrishna, S/o Narsimhulu, Age{about 3g years,,occ. Agriculture, Rio H.No. 5-39, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwa=-la District.

32. l.lRoari al as Gu.njapalle Narsimhulu, s/o Pedda Hanmanna, Aged about 46 Yeals, Or;c. Agriculture, R/o leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala Distribt. "

33. P.Ravinder Reddy, ^p/o -P-._Jaya Reddy, Aged about 4s years, occ. Agriculture,. Rt/o H.No. 8-6s, Kantham Pbta,- leeja, Jogulamba dadwata District.

34. [yrv.q.Tr,iryfqppa, s/o Bajaranna, Agqd qbo_ut 75 years, occ. Agricutture, R/o H.No. 1g-2O7,leeja, Jogulamba Gldwala District. about 40 Years, Occ. , Jogulamba Gadwala

35. Kurva .Padmammq, Wo. V_enkatramulu, Aged Major, Occ. Agriculture, R/o leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

36. K. Minar Ba[u, S-/o Late_lellappa alias Yesanna, Aged about 41 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 2s-79,- Vidyanagar, Harijan-wada, leeja, Jogulamb; Gadwala District.

37. K. Madanna, S/o K. Sayanna, nge.d about 50 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 19-208, Santa Bazar Colony, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala SisiiiCt.

38. T. Pedda Narsimhulu, S/o Naganna, Agqd gbogt 70 Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 5-38, leeja, Jogulamba Gadwala District.

39. Telugu_p.9m.anp, S/o Naganqa, Aged gbout 65 Years, Occ. Agriculture, Rio H.No. 5/43, leeja, Joguiamba Gadwbla District.

40. Kurva Jrgq!{h_qt,.S/o.K. Maldakal, Ageg about 52_Years, Occ. Agriculture, R/o H.No. 10-112, Kantham Peta, leejal Jogulamba Gadwal'a District] ...PETITIONERS AND 1 . The State of Telanglrna, Repres_ented by its Principal Secretary Revenue (lrrro Acquigition), secretariat, BoorgulS Ramakriihna Rao Bhavan, Hyderabad, Telangana State.

2. The District Collector, Gadwala, Jogulamba Gadwal District, Telangana State.

3. The Competent Authority and Land Acquisition Officer cum Additional District Collector, Gadwala, Jogulamba Gadwai District, Telangana State.

4. lhe District Collector And Magistratre and Arbitrator, Gadwala, Jogulamba Gadwal District,Telangana State.

5. Mandai Revenue Officer, leeja fvlandal, Gadwata , Jogulamba Gadwal District,Telangana State.

6. National Higlw.ay Authority of lndia, Represented by its Project Director, Hyderabad, Telahgana State. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of tndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of MANDAMUS or any other appropriate Writ or Writs declaring the proceedings issued by the Respondent No. 4 vide Proceeding no. G179612023 Dated 05-07-2024 as illegal, unjust, arbitrary, without application of mind, ultra vires to the Policies thereof and against the Artcle 3O0A of the Constitution of lndia and consequentially direct the concern Authorities to A) fix the market value at the Rs. 10,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Lakhs Only) per Acre, B) to award the Additional market value @ 15% per Annum from date of notification to taking the possession of the properties of the Petitioners, C) to fix the So{atium thereof and D) direct to pay the interest as per the Act on the fixed market value, additional market value and solatium thereof from the date of possession to till realisation in favour of the Petitioners whose varoius agricultural lands situated at leeja Village, leeja Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwala District have acquired vide award No. G/101312O181G1412i2A21 dated 15-12-2021 for the purpose of development of the National Highway No. 150C passing through leeja Village as per the The R ght to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation {l Resettlement Act, 2013 & National Highways Act 1956. lA NO: 1 OF 20t25 : : Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filerd in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay the work beingl done on the National Highway No. 150C passing through leeja Village leeja Mandal, Jogulamba Gadwala District pending disposal of the above writ petition. Counsel for th,e Petitioner : SRI R.PAVAN REDDY Counselfor th,e Respondents No.1to5: GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION Counsel for the Respondents No.6 : SRI MADISHETTY RAMU, SC FOR NHAI The Cotirt madle the following: ORDER

: r -!: i+:i,..+- . ;.rt I IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No.26 L32 of 2025 Dated: LO.O2.2O26 Between: Sri Karike Ramulu and 39 others Petitioners AND The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Land Acquisition, Secretariat, Boorgula Ramakrishna Rao Bhavau, Hyderabad and 5 others. ...Respondents 9RDER: This Writ Petition is filed seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus declaring the proceedings of respondent No.4 uide Proceedings No.G/796 12023, dated 05-07-2024 as illcgal, arbitrary and violative of Article 300-A of the Constitution of India, ancl cc)rrscqLlently to direct the respondents to relix thc market valuc at lis. I0,OO,OO0/- per acre together with additional market value, solatium and interest in respect of the lands acquired for National Highway No.lSOC.

2. Heard Sri R. Pavan Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioners; learned Government Pleader fclr [,and Acquisition, for respondent Nos.1 to 5 and Sri Madishetty Ramu, learned Standing Counsel for National I{ighway Authorit5r of India, for rcspondcnt No.(>.

3' Le:trned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners, agricultural lands situated at Ieeja village were acquired for development of Natio.al Highway No. rSoc. He submits that the compensation awarded to the petitioners is meagre and not reflective of'the true market value. He submits that though, the petitioners submitted protest applicaticns and requested reference for proper determination of market value, respondent No.4 passed the impugned proceedings without properly c:onsidering their claims and documentary evidence. I-le further submits that the action of the respondents is arbitrary and contrary to the provis,ions of the Right to Fair compensation and -l.ransparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation ancl }Resettlement Act, 2ol3 and the National Ftighways Act, 1956. 4' Learned standing counsel for NHAI submits that the petitioners, lands wero acquired under the provisions of the National l-lighrvays Act, 1956. He s'ubmits that Section 3G of the National Highways Act, 1956, provides a complete mechanism for determination of compensation. He submits ttrat if the amount determined by thc c'mpetent Authority is not acceptable, the aggrieved party has to approach the Arbitrator under section 3c;(s) of the said Act. He submits that any chaile.ge r. the decision of the Arbitrator lies under section 34 of the Arbitration and conciliatio' Act, 1996 before the competent civil court. FIe further submits ttLat, in similar circumstances, the FIon,ble F.Iigh court of Andhra Pradesh, in w.p. No.254o6 of 2005, dismissed the rvrit petitio, I / tI

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\ \ grantirg liberty to the petitioner therein to approach the civil court under section 34 of the Arbitration and conciliation Act, 1996. Therefore, the present writ petition is not maintainable in view of the alternative statutory remedy. 5' Having heard the learned counsel on both side-s and perused the material on record, this court finds that the acquisition in question was undertaken under the National l{ighways Act, 1956. Section 3G of the National Highways Act, 19s6, provides a specific statutory mechanism for determination and redetermination of comp*nsation. In case of dissatisfaction with the amount determined, the remedy available to the aggrieved person is to approach the Arbitrator under Section 3G(5) of the National Highways Act, 1956. Further, any chailenge to the award of the Arbitrator lies under section 34 of the Arbitration and conciliation Act, 1996. In w.p.No.254o6 of 2oo5, the t-{on'blc t{igh court of Andhra Pradestr, in similar circumstances, helcl Lhat ,*,hen the statute provides a specific remedy under Section 3G(s) of thc National l-Iighways Act, 1956, and a further remedy under section 34 of the Arbitration and conciliation Act, 1996, a writ petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India is not maintainable. This court is in respectful agreement with the. said view.

6. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposecl o{', granting liberty ro the petitioners to avail the appropriate rcmedy avaitable under law, if so advised. It- is made crear that this court has not exprcsscd any opinion on the merits of the case. No costs. \ \ tt i I

I ii 1i lr i I I ll ti t, ,l ll li ii ri ll l : I i i I i i Miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shail stTnd closed. SD/. S.MALLIKARJUNA RAO ASSISTANT REGISTRAR

/TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To,

1. The Principal Qecrgtpry Rev.enue (l-an.d Acquisition), Secretariat, Boorgula Ramaluishna Rao Bhavan, Hyderabad, Teldngana State. :

2. The District Collector, Gadwala, Jogulamba Gadwal District, Telangana State.

3. lhe Competent Authority and Land Acquisition Officer cum Additional District Collector, Gadwala, Jogulamba Gadwai District, Telangana State.

4. The District Collector And Magistratre and Arbitrator, Gadwala, Jogulamba Gadwa,l District,Telangana State.

5. The Mandal Revenue officer, ledja Mandat, Gadwala , Jogulamba Gadwal District,Telangana State. 0 Ihp Project Director, National Highway Authority of rndia, Hyderabad, Telangana State.

7. One CC to SRI R.PAVAN REDDY, Advocate. [OPUC]

8. Two ccs to GP FoR LAND AcQulslrloN, High court for the state of Telangana.IOUTJ

9. One CC to SRI MADISHETTY RAMU, SC for National Highway Authority of lndia. ['f,PUC]

10. Two CD Copies. BSK oTKS

tI HIGH COURT DATED llU02l2026

ORDER

WP.No,2,6132 of 2025 DISPOSiNG OF THE WRIT PETITION WITHOUIT COSTS oo * * ,0{ fiPfl 20tt \ t HE D q