THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.20950 of 2011 Date: 26.07.2011 Between: Yerra Yadagiri … Petitioner and The District Panchayat Officer, Nalgonda, Nalgonda District and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.20950 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri J. Sreenivasa Rao, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. 2. The petitioner, who is a fisherman, has filed this writ petition to declare the action of the respondents in not considering his representations dated 14.7.2011 and 16.7.2011 for grant of leasehold rights for fishing in a tank, namely Ura-Cheruvu situated in Lothukunta Village, Valigonda Mandal, Nalgonda District for the years 2011-12, as arbitrary and illegal. 3. The petitioner was granted fishing rights in respect of the aforesaid tank for the period from 1.7.2010 to 30.6.2011. Prior to that, he had leasehold rights in respect of the said tank from 2007- 2010. The said leasehold rights expired on 30.6.2011. It is the case of the petitioner that he reared fish in the said tank by spending huge amounts, but he could not harvest the fish. It is stated that during the season in 2009-2010, fish died due to mixing up of poison in the tank and thereafter he could not harvest due to the depth of water in the tank. Therefore, the petitioner submitted a representation on 14.7.2011 followed by a reminder on 16.7.2011 seeking extension of lease for 2011-12. As the said representations have not been considered, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. 4. Admittedly, the leasehold rights in respect of the subject tank granted in favour of the petitioner expired by 30.6.2011. No material has been placed before this Court to show that the petitioner is entitled either for fresh lease or for extension of the existing lease, nor any provision of law has been brought to the notice of this Court to support the plea of the petitioner that he is entitled for grant of the leasehold rights. On the other hand, the Gram Panchayat, in which the minor irrigation tanks are vested, has an obligation to grant fishing rights only by conducting public auction. 5. In view of the same, the petitioner has no enforceable right for grant of leasehold rights. The mere fact that he could not harvest the fish is not a relevant ground to grant fishing rights in favour of the petitioner and there is no obligation on the part of the respondents to consider the representations dated 14.7.2011 and 16.7.2011 said to have been filed by the petitioner. 6. For the aforesaid reasons, no writ can be issued as sought for by the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 26.07.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.20950 of 2011 26.07.2011 (Msr)