HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No. 25434 of 2010 Date: 31-12-2010 Between: Ammagudem Gram panchayat ……….. Petitioner and Government of A.P. and others ………. Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. RAMULU W.P.No. 25434 of 2010 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the Ammagudem Gram panchayat represented by its Sarpanch Gandu janaiah. According to the petitioner, the lands in Sy.Nos.280/2, 291/1, 292/1, 293, 294, 295, 296/1, 297, 305/1, 306 to 314, 317/1, 318, 319/1, 320/3, 324/3, 325/1, 326, 327, 331, 332, 333/2, 876 to 903 and 334 belonging to the petitioner-gram panchayat are sought to be merged with the sixth respondent-gram panchayat without conducting any enquiry and without any notice to the petitioner-gram panchayat. There is no necessity of going into all the details. It appears, a survey was already conducted by the Mandal Surveyor along with the village map on 14-09-2000 with respect to the lands situated in Sy.Nos.280/2, 291/1, 292/1, 293, 294, 295, 296/1, 297, 305/1, 306 to 314, 317/1, 318, 319/1, 320/3, 324/3, 325/1, 326, 327, 331, 332, 333/2, 876 to 903 and 334 belonging to the petitioner- gram panchayat. In turn the third respondent vide his letter, dated 17- 06-2008 addressed the petitioner-gram panchayat and sixth respondent-gram panchayat inviting objections for settlement of the issue and fixed the date as 19-06-2008. But till date nothing happened. Under those circumstances, the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 are directed to take the survey purported to have been conducted by the Mandal Surveyor on 14-09-2010 and, after calling for objections and hearing the petitioner-gram panchayat as well as the sixth respondent- gram panchayat, may take appropriate decision as to the inclusion of the said survey numbers either in the petitioner-gram panchayat or the sixth respondent-gram panchayat. This exercise shall be completed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V. RAMULU, J Date: 31-12-2010 YCR