Kaniti Jaya v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE P.NAVEEN RAO WRIT PETITION No.36743 OF 2018 DATED :25.10.2018 Between :

Kaniti Jaya W/o.Sai, S.T. (Koya by caste), Aged 28 yrs, R/o.Reddyganapavaram Village, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District & another.

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Petitioners And The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Velagapudi, Amaravathi, Guntur District & others.

.. Respondents This court made the following :

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Government Pleader for Land Acquisition and learned Government Pleader for Revenue.

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According to petitioners, they are tribals living in Reddyganapavaram Village, Buttaigudem Mandal, West Godavari District. Respondents 3 and 4 are non-tribals holding agricultural land covered in different survey numbers in the village. According to petitioners the subject land was acquired by respondents 3 and 4 after the commencement of Land Transfer Regulations 1/59 as amended by 1/70. Therefore, such acquisition is illegal. While so, the land acquisition proceedings are initiated reflecting their names as owners of subject properties and such action is not valid in law. 3.

According to learned counsel for petitioners, petitioners filed objections explaining the status of ownership claimed by respondents 3 and 4, the provisions of Regulation 1/59 as amended by 1/70 and to delete the land from land acquisition proceedings. Alleging inaction on the objections filed by the petitioners, this writ petition is filed.

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Since the objections filed by the petitioners is claimed to be pending consideration, the Land Acquisition Officer/SubCollector, Kuknoor Village, West Godavari District-2nd respondent is directed to examine the contents of objections

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With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Pending miscellaneous petitions shall stand closed. __________________ P.NAVEEN RAO,J 25th October, 2018 Rds