lTHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA l lWRIT PETITION No.28766 of 2009 DATE:30.12.2009 Between: Akshintala Ayyappa and others ... Petitioners and The Superintendent Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Dowleswaram, E.G.Dt., and others ... Respondents l lTHE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA l lWRIT PETITION No.28766 of 2009 · ORDER: According to the petitioners, they own agricultural lands in Gedellanka, Komanapalli, Kothalanka, Gadillanka, Annampalli villages of Mummidivaram Mandal, East Godavari District and their lands are irrigated by the water from Godavari Irrigation System. While so, the irrigation officials decided to supply water to rabi crop of the year 2009-2010 in their area for farther areas only. The water released from the irrigation system reaches the farther areas through the field channels, which run through their agricultural lands, resulting in seepage and over-flow of water into their agricultural lands. Consequently, their agricultural lands will become unfit for raising any intermediary crops. Therefore, they submitted a representation dated 16.12.2009 to the District Collector, East Godavari at Kakinada- 7th respondent requesting to release water to their lands also so that they can raise rabi crop, who in turn, forwarded their representation to respondents 4 to 6 herein. Respondents 4 to 6, after making field inspection, prepared a report dated 19.12.2009 and submitted the same to the 7th respondent recommending to release the water to their lands. The 7th respondent sent the said report to the 1st respondent for appropriate action. The 7th respondent also forwarded the representation dated 23.12.2009 given by the local M.L.A. on their behalf, to the 1st respondent for release of the water. But however, no action has been initiated by the 1st respondent so far. Being aggrieved by the same, they approached this Court and filed the present writ petition. · 2. Heard both the learned counsel. · 3. Having considered the submissions made by the counsel on either side and as it is the grievance of the petitioners that on account of the inaction of the 1st respondent in passing orders on the representation dated 23.12.2009 given by the local M.L.A. on their behalf, they are prevented from raising any crop in their lands, this Court is of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent. · 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the 1st respondent to consider the representation dated 23.12.2009 given by the local M.L.A. on behalf of the petitioners and pass appropriate orders thereon within a period of ten (10) days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________________ lGOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 30th December, 2009 l lNote: Furnish C.C. by tomorrow. l (b/o) l CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·WRIT PETITION No.28766 of 2009 ·(Disposed of) 30th December, 2009 l lNote: Furnish C.C. by tomorrow. l (b/o) l CBS l