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The Hindu
05-08-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
A.P. Rythu Sangham opposes land allocation to solar power industries in Nandyal and Kadapa districts
The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham leaders on Tuesday submitted a petition to Additional Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) Nakka Prabhakar Reddy urging the State government to withdraw its decision to allocate over 2,900 acres of agricultural land in Nandyal and Kadapa districts to solar power industries. The petition, presented by Rythu Sangham president V. Krishnayya and General Secretary K. Prabhakar Reddy, expressed strong objection to the August 1, 2025 decision of the A.P. Land Management Authority to allot 1,741 acres in Pinnapuram village of Panyam mandal (Nandyal district) to Greenko and 1,200 acres in Doddiam and Vaddirala villages of Mylavaram mandal (Kadapa district) to Solar Corporation. Terming the move as anti-farmer and anti-people, the petition warned of its grave impact on the livelihoods of thousands of farmers, agricultural workers, and rural artisans. 'Allocating such vast stretches of fertile land to private corporate companies for their financial gain, at the cost of thousands of poor families, is unjust and violates the spirit of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act,' they said.
The Hindu
10-07-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
A.P. govt. releases new Revenue Manual aimed at streamlining land laws
In a landmark step towards consolidating and simplifying the complex land laws and administrative procedures, the government on Thursday announced the successful compilation and release of a comprehensive Revenue Manual which, according to an official release, is aimed at providing a definitive, legally guided roadmap to eliminating drudgery, deviation and ignorance in implementing the laws, including the crucial aspects of settlements, assignments, land acquisition and Record of Rights. The Revenue Manual was drafted under the leadership of the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA) G. Jayalakshmi and Additional CCLA-cum-Secretary (Revenue Department) N. Prabhakara Reddy, who chaired the Revenue Manual Committee, on being instructed by the Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Revenue Minister Anagani Satya Prasad to do the much-needed streamlining of the land laws. Benefits The key impacts and benefits of the new Revenue Manual are consolidation of knowledge — it serves as a ready reckoner for revenue officers; enhanced clarity & simplification — it has laid down a simplified framework of legal and administrative procedures related to the land laws; improved service delivery — contains comprehensive guidelines and clear procedures that facilitate speedy and accurate delivery of the services; empowerment of functionaries — the manual equips theemployees with a legally guided roadmap that helps them avoid legal challenges and empowers them to perform their duties with greater confidence and precision; and foundation for digital transformation— it is designed as a foundational repository for future technological advancements, including the development of chatbots, FAQs, automation, and voice-based interactive solutions. Complexity The release stated that the revenue administration in Andhra Pradesh has historically been characterised by profound complexity stemming from its 19th-century origins in the British Administration of Madras Presidency. This system underwent numerous transformations over 150 years and continued to evolve rapidly post independence to align with the democratic aspirations and socialist ideals enshrined in the Constitution. This intricate backdrop was further complicated by the issuance of countless executive instructions, necessitating the integration of historical land tenurial systems with modern revenue laws, settlement laws, and all relevant executive directives. The sheer enormity and paramount nature of this task resulted in revenue functionaries being in a big state of chaos due to the fragmented and often contradictory nature of existing records and guidelines, and critical gaps in the administration, which left both the officers and citizens without a clear and coherent understanding of land laws. The Revenue Manual was brought out to address these serious challenges and establish a settled understanding of land laws.
The Hindu
29-06-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
T.N. set to begin land acquisition process for Parandur airport project
The Tamil Nadu government is all set to begin the land acquisition process for the city's second airport at Parandur. The State issued a Government Order (G.O.) on June 25, giving a direction to begin land acquisition under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997. Several villages, including Parandur, Valathur, Ciruvallur, Gunakarapakkam, Akkamapuram, Magadevi Mangalam, Eganapuram, Podavur, Nelvoy, Thandalam and Thodur, will be affected by this project. According to the G.O., based on the proposal of the Commissioner of Land Administration, the government has fixed a flat rate of ₹35 lakh to ₹60 lakh per acre, inclusive of all components for 1,960.63 acres of lands whose guideline value range from ₹5 lakh to ₹17 lakh per acre in Kancheepuram and Sriperumbudur taluks. The Kancheepuram Collector can also fix compensation through private negotiation for 374.53 acres of land (in Akkamapuram, Nelvoy and Thandalam) whose guideline value ranges from ₹5 lakh to ₹17 lakh per acre. In villages including Parandur, Maduramangalam, Singilipadi, Gunakarapakkam, Edayarpakkam, Akkamapuram, Magadevi Mangalam, Eganapuram, and Koothirambakkam, which measure 996.09 acres of land in total, as the guideline value is over ₹17 lakh per acre, the owners will also get compensation based on private negotiation. In some locations, the compensation through private negotiations could be as much as ₹60 lakh to even ₹2.57 crore per acre. In cases wherein the land owners are unwilling to accept the compensation rates, the government has directed the officers to pursue the land acquisition process by adhering to statutory steps under the Tamil Nadu Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997, and determine the compensation accordingly. In 2023, the State government issued administrative sanction for acquisition of 1,527.32 hectares of patta lands, and alienation of 798.12 hectares of government lands in Sriperumbudur and Kancheepuram taluks for this project.
The Hindu
27-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Kancha Gachibowli aftermath: State government reconstitutes expert committee to identify forest lands
In a significant development after the Supreme Court's directions in the suo motu case pertaining to Kancha Gachibowli forest clearance, the State government issued orders on Friday, reconstituting the expert committee to identify the forested lands in the State. With fewer persons than the previous one, the new 7-member committee is chaired by the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests in charge of IT & Wildlife Protection, and comprises a person nominated by the Chief Commissioner of Land Administration and a representative from the National Remote Sensing Agency as members, retired Deputy Conservator of Forests and Officer on Special Duty as expert member, Deputy Conservator of Forests S. Madhava Rao as expert member and member-convenor, Chief Conservator/Conservator of Forests, Rajanna Sircilla Circle and District Forest Officer, Khammam, as members/field forest officers. The earlier committee had a wider membership from senior bureaucrats such as the CCLA, GHMC Commissioner, HMDA Metropolitan Commissioner, Commissioner Panchayat Raj, Director, Town & Country Planning, Commissioner of Industries, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner/Director, Tribal Welfare, and Commissioner Horticulture as members and the PCCF and Head of Forest Force as member-convenor. The membership of the committee earned a serious view from the Apex Court which questioned the representation of so many unrelated departments in the committee to identify forests. The Central Empowered Committee which had submitted its report on the Kancha Gachibowli issue, also recommended reconstitution of the panel with representation of relevant departments. State-level expert committee constitution to identify forest lands was mandated by the Supreme Court, in the landmark T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad judgement in 1996 which expanded the definition of forest to its dictionary meaning, from the narrow interpretation based on the legal boundaries or ownership. Several State governments have not constituted expert committees, nor carried out the exercise to identify the deemed forests. With the Central government removing unclassified forests from the legal definition of forests by way of a recent amendment to the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, a public interest litigation was filed in the Supreme Court, invoking the Godavarman Thirumulpad judgement. The top court directed the State governments and union territories to forward records of the reports of their expert committees, containing the data of the deemed forests to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, spurring all the States to constitute expert committees now. The State government issued its first order constituting the previous expert committee on March 15 this year, with one month's time to come up with a report. The latest order does not specify any time limit for the report.
New Indian Express
23-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Telangana HC notices to Government over ‘illegal' land purchases by MLA's kin
HYDERABAD: Justice CV Bhaskar Reddy of the Telangana High Court has issued show cause notices to several state authorities and individuals, including the mother-in-law of Palakurthi Congress MLA Yashaswini Reddy, over allegations of illegal land transactions involving foreign nationals. The notices were issued in a writ petition filed by Pakanati Damodar Reddy, a resident of Illenda village in Wardhannapet mandal, Warangal district. The petitioner has alleged that Hanumandla Jansi Lakshmi Reddy and her husband Hanumandla Rajender Reddy, who are reportedly US citizens, have illegally purchased agricultural lands in the state, in violation of Indian property laws applicable to foreign nationals. The respondents include the state of Telangana, represented by its principal secretary (Revenue), Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA), district collector of Mahabubabad, RDO of Torrur, tahsildar-cum-joint sub-registrar of Torrur mandal, and the joint director of the Enforcement Directorate, Hyderabad Zone. Jansi Lakshmi Reddy and Rajender Reddy, both of whom are related to Congress MLA Yashaswini Reddy, are also named in the petition.
