IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 632 of 2009 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 15/04/2009 in WP NO : 26895 OF 2008 on the file of the High Court.) Between: 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by its Secretary Secretariat Buildings, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The Special Collector Galeru Nagari Sujala Sravanthi Project Sankarapuram, Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. 3 The Special Deputy Collector, (L.A.) Telugu Ganga Project, Unit - II Cuddapah, Cuddapah District. ..... APPELLANTS AND 1 Palle Yella Reddy S/o. Pedda Yella Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 2 Palle Pedda Yella Reddy S/o. Pedda Yella Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 3 Palle Lakhumamma W/o. Yella Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 4 Palle Chinna Yella Reddy S/o. Pedda Yellaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 5 Palle Subba Reddy S/o. Chinna Chennaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 6 Palle Lakshumma W/o. China Yella Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 7 Mamidi Yellamma W/o. Nagi Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 8 Dunnuthala Chinna Rosi Reddy S/o. Narasa Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 9 Dunnuthala Pedda Rosi Reddy S/o. Narasa Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 10 Dunnuthala Yanadi Reddy W/o. Chinna Yellaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 11 Palakondu Audi Lakshumma W/o. Gopal Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 12 Dunnuthala Yellamma W/o. Yanadi Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 13 Dunnuthala Yellamma W/o. Pedda Rosi Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 14 Nallapothula Lakshmi Devi W/o. Ramanaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 15 Nallapothula Govindamma W/o. Venkata Subbaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 16 Dunnuthala Sujatha W/o. Sudhakar Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 17 Bandreddi Subhas Chandra Reddy W/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 18 Bandreddi Krishna Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 19 Palakondu Narsa Reddy S/o. Nadipi Narasimhulu R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 20 Bandreddi Subba Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 21 Rachapalem Bujjaiah S/o. Nagaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 22 Rachapalem Subbaiah S/o. Bujjaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 23 Bandreddi Chinna Subba Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 24 Bandreddi Rama Lakshumma W/o. Krishna Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 25 Bandreddi Venkata Subamma W/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 26 Bandreddi Srinivasulu Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 27 Bandreddi Krishna Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 28 Bandreddi Subash Chandra Reddy S/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 29 Devi Reddy Subba Lakshumma W/o. Venkat Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 30 Bandreddi Yellamma W/o. Chinnaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 31 Bandreddi Chinnaiah S/o. Pedda Venkata Subbaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 32 Devi Reddy Venkata Reddy S/o. Gopaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 33 Bandreddi Chinnaiah S/o. Pedda Venkata Subbaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 34 Auduri Subbamma S/o. Veeraiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 35 Auduri Siva Reddy S/o. Veeraiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 36 Rendla Subba Reddy S/o. R Seshaiahgari Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 37 Bandreddi Kanthamma W/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 38 Thanga Narsamma W/o. Nagaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 39 Thanga Nagaiah S/o. Papaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 40 Aarem Subba Narasa Reddy S/o. Ganji Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 41 Aarem Lakshmi Narasa Reddy S/o. Pitchi Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 42 Pidugu Rama Chandra Reddy S/o. Konda Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 43 Pidugu Chinna Subba Reddy S/o. Konda Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 44 Pidugu Chinnappa Reddy W/o. Konda Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 45 Renda Subba Lakshumma W/o. Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 46 Madu Eashwar Reddy W/o. Gangi Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 47 P. Rami Reddy S/o. Chinna Kondaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 48 Aarem Narsimha Reddy S/o. Pitchi Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 49 R. Subba Reddy S/o. Nagi Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 50 Pidugu Rama Chandra Reddy S/o. Konda Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 51 Modem Kondamma W/o. Thirupalu R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 52 Chilamkuru Pedda Peeraiah S/o. Narsaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 53 Rendla Subba Reddy S/o. Seshaiahgari Subba Reddy R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. 54 Mamidi Obul Reddy S/o. Chenchaiah R/o. Kadapa. C/o. B. Subhash Chandra Reddy, R/o. H.No. 2-577-2, Nehru Nagar, Kadapa, Kadapa District. .....RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Appellant:GP FOR LAND ACQUISITION Counsel for the Respondents : MR.N.VASUDEVA REDDY The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR WRIT APPEAL NO : 632 of 2009 JUDGMENT: (per Sri Vilas V. Afzulpurkar,J) This appeal is preferred by the State against the orders of learned single Judge directing the appellants to pass Supplementary Award to the extent of structures on the acquired land. We have heard the learned Government Pleader and Sri N.Vasudeva Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the respondents-writ petitioners. It is an admitted position that after the issuance of notification under Section 4(1), when it was pointed out that the structures are not notified, the appellants have issued Section 6 notification. In the said notification, structures existing on the acquired land have been notified. However, the Land Acquisition Officer has passed the Award only to the extent of land, excluding the structures. The respondents have approached this Court by way of Writ Petition No.26895 of 2008 to the extent of questioning the said action. After hearing both the sides, the learned single Judge passed the order dated 13.3.2009 directing the appellants herein to pass Supplementary Award and granted time for that purpose. Under the present impugned order, the learned single Judge after hearing the parties has extended the said time to pass Supplementary Award by six weeks from 15.4.2009. Learned Government Pleader contends that the structures were raised unauthorisedly after coming to know of the notification under Section 4(1) and in support of this contention, he relies upon a decision of the Supreme Court in State of Orissa Vs. Rajakishore Das & Others([1]). Per contra, learned counsel for the respondents-writ petitioners contends that undisputably structures were notified in the notification issued under Section 6 of the Act. Since the Land Acquisition Officer while passing Award cannot decide the title, he is bound to pass Award to the extent of structures as notified. Keeping in view the aforesaid submissions, we are of the view that the direction given by the learned single Judge to the Land Acquisition Officer to pass a supplementary Award to the extent of structures, requires no interference. As prima facie, notification under Section 6 mentions the structures, award is bound to be passed to that extent. We would, therefore, dismiss this appeal with the modification that the time granted by the learned single Judge for passing the Supplementary Award shall stand extended upto 31.7.2009. If no such Award is passed, the Land Acquisition Officer shall appear before the learned single Judge on 3.8.2009. The writ petition shall be posted before the appropriate learned single Judge hearing the matters on 3.8.2009. It is also made clear that the question raised regarding validity of the Award relating to structures shall be open to be agitated in the writ petition before the learned single Judge. No costs. ___________________ T. MEENA KUMARI,J DATE: 1st May, 2009 ________________________ VILAS V. AFZULPURKAR,J pnb [1] AIR 1996 SUPREME COURT 1508