Andhra Pradesh High Court: State To Follow Due Process In Land Acquisition For Road Widening In Narsipatnam

The Andhra Pradesh High Court in the case Ravada Rayyanappa Alias Naidu v. State of Andhra Pradesh And Ors observed and has directed the State to follow the due process of law as it is contemplated under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 in order to acquire the properties of residents in Narsipatnam for the purpose of widening the road.
The bench headed by Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy stated that the property of the petitioner is being acquired by following due process of law as directed supra, no step would be taken for disposing the petitioners from the property either by way of demolishing the said property or in any other manner which shall be taken up by the respondent.
In the present plea, the court was hearing the writ plea moved by the petitioners, wherein seeking a declaration that the actions of the respondents in not following of the procedure as contemplated under the Act and an attempt is made to acquire their property for the public purpose of widening the road, and the same being illegal and arbitrary in the eye of law.
It has also been stated by the court that if the property of the petitioners is required for the public purpose of widening the road as per the administrative sanction for an amount of Rs.16.60 crores made by the State Government, thus, still the said authorities have to follow the due process of law as contemplated under the Act in acquiring the said property for the purpose of widening the road.
The counsel, Mr.K Subrahmanyam appeared for the petitioner.
The counsel, Sri M. Manohar Reddy represented the respondents.