IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI WRIT PETITION NO.21740 OF 2009 Dt.25.2.2010 Between: T.H. Soubhagya Lakshmi … Petitioner And The Principal Secretary Central Government of India ‘A’ Wing, Shastri Bhawan, Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi and others … Respondents THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SHRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU AND THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI WRIT PETITION NO.21740 OF 2009 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Shri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) This Public Interest Litigation owes its origin to the sufferings of the people, they were confronted with due to the floods of October, 2009 and the respondents responded by constitution of an Inter-Ministerial Central team to ascertain the damage caused requiring it to forward its report to the High Level Committee, headed by the Hon’ble Union Finance Minister. In that backdrop, one of the coordinate Benches of this Court, vide its order dt.8.12.2009, directed consideration of the report at the earliest. The Government has by now accorded approval to the release of Rs.606.88 crore from National Calamity Contingency Fund (NCCF) subject to the adjustment of 75% of balance available in the Calamity Relief Fund (CRF). It has also approved release of Rs.69.785 crores from special component of National Rural drinking water programme (NRDWP) for repairs of the damaged drinking water Supply Works. The petitioner is not satisfied with the release of the amount therefore an endeavour to persuade us to command the respondents to declare it as a ‘National Calamity’ so that the affected people get much more benefits, but the difficulty is that it is purely the jurisdiction of the Government to see whether there can be any such declaration. However, we leave the petitioner free to approach the authorities concerned. We hope and trust that if she does so, consideration shall be accorded. Disposed of. T. MEENA KUMARI, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 25-2-2010​ bnr