THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO. 9599 of 2000 DATE: 21-09-2007 Between : S.Yerram Reddy … Petitioner And The District Collector, Chittoor, Chittoor District and 4 others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO. 9599 of 2000 ORDER: The petitioner was granted licence to run a wine shop at Garnimitta, K.V.Palli Mandal, Chittoor Mandal for the excise year 1997- 98. It is stated that on 30-05-1997, the said shop was blasted by some unknown persons resulting in damage of the building, furniture as well as the stocks. Immediately, the petitioner reported the matter to the Station House Officer, K.V.Palli Police Station and a case was registered in Crime No.57 of 1997 under Sections 147, 148,427 and 395 IPC as well as Sections 3 and 5 of the Explosive Substances Act. The petitioner has also reported the said fact to the District Collector on 01-06-1997 making a request to pay compensation to the loss sustained by him. Pursuant to the instructions issued by the District Collector, Revenue Divisional Officer Madanapalle called for reports from respondents 3 to 5 herein after making joint inspection for assessment of the damage sustained by the petitioner. Petitioner states that such joint inspection was conducted and the report was submitted in the year 1997 itself. However, no further steps were taken by the respondents and no compensation has been paid to the petitioner for the loss sustained by him. Hence, this writ petition. Though Rule Nisi was ordered on 08-06-2000, no counter affidavit has been filed by any of the respondents opposing the writ petition. Having regard to the facts and circumstances and keeping in view that the necessary reports were submitted by the respondents 3 to 5 as requested by the second respondent in his letter dated 18-09- 1997, without expressing any opinion as to the entitlement of the petitioner for the compensation claimed by him, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to consider the request of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of 8 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. _______________ G. ROHINI, J Date: 21-09-2007 KLP