S.Ganesh v. The State Of Telangana And 2 Others

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.KESHAVA RAO WRIT PETITION No.2634 of 2020 ORDER:

Aggrieved by the communication in Lr.No.04/ RW/ ACP/ C21/ GHMC/ 2019 dated 07.09.2019 issued by the 2nd respondent - Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, represented by its Commissioner, requiring the petitioner to give his consent under Section 146 of the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 (for short 'the Act'), for acquisition of his property for the purpose of road widening, the present writ petition is filed.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not willing to give his consent under Section 146 of the Act for acquisition of his property free of cost, and that the respondents may be directed to initiate land acquisition proceedings as per the law laid down by this Court in W.P.No.34412 of 2014 dated 08.12.2014.

Heard learned Government Pleader for Municipal Administration and Urban Development for 1st respondent and Sri Sampath Prabhakar Reddy, learned Standing Counsel for respondents 2 and 3. Since the petitioner is not willing to give his consent under Section 146 of the Act, the respondents are directed to initiate proceedings for acquisition of the subject property under the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 and take action in accordance with law. Till then, no coercive steps shall be taken against the subject property of the petitioner.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs. Interlocutory applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. __________________ P.KESHAVA RAO, J Date:11.02.2020 Prv