IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 9238 of 2005 Between: M.Srinivasulu Naidu, S/o. Venkataiah Naidu, R/o. Krkutur Village, Kaligiri (M), Nellore District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District collector, Nellore, Nellore District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali, Nellore District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Kaligiri Mandal, Nellore District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to Issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declare the inaction on the part of the 1st respondent in considering the appeal representation made by the petitioner dt. 8.4.2005 to delete some of the voters in the voters list and insert the some of the voters in Voters List of the Water Users Association of Krakutur Big & Small Tank Kaligiri Mandal, Nellore District amounts to erroneous, arbitrary and violative of Arts 14, 19 & 21 of the constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to insert and delete the names of the voters as stated in the petition made by the petitioner dt. 8.4.2005 to the 1st respondent of the Water Users Association Krakutur Big & Small Tank, Kaligiri Mandal, Nellore District and pass necessary order or orders. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.T.C.KRISHNAN Counsel for the Respondents : GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court at the stage of admission made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 9238 OF 2005. ORAL ORDER: Petitioner seeks declaration that the action of the respondents in holding elections for the Krakutur village Water Users Association on 25.4.2005 pending his appeal as illegal and arbitrary and contrary to the A.P. Farmers’ Management of Irrigation Systems (Delineation and formation of Water Users Associations) Rules, 2003. As seen from the record, the voters’ list was published on 2-4-2005 and that the petitioner filed his objections before the District Collector on the same day i.e. on 8.4.2005 i.e. within seven days as prescribed under the amended Rule 10 of the Rules, for correction of the voters’ list, but the same was not considered. Having regard to the said facts and circumstances, since the petitioner filed his objections within the time limit, the District Collector is hereby directed to dispose of the objections/appeals preferred by the petitioner before 25.4.2005, in accordance with law. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission. No costs. -------------------- 21-04-2005 Note: Issue operative portion of the Order on wire at party’s cost. B/0 kvsn. To 1 The District collector, Nellore, Nellore District. 2 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali, Nellore District. 3 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Kaligiri Mandal, Nellore District. 4 Two CCs to GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. High Court buildings, Hyderabad. 5 Two CD copies.