THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.20496 of 2011 Date: 21.07.2011 Between: Chalamala Eswaraiah … Petitioner and The District Panchayat Officer, Chittoor and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.20496 of 2011 ORDER : Heard Sri V. Eswaraiah Chowdary, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, as well as the learned Government Pleader for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development. 2. This writ petition is misconceived. Auction of fishing rights in Vedella Cheruvu tank of O.B.R. Kandriga Gram Panchayat, Vadamalapeta Mandal, Chittoor District, was conducted and the petitioner was the successful bidder. Proceedings in R.C.No.02/PS/2011, dated 01.02.2011 were issued by the 3rd respondent-Panchayat Secretary, O.B.R. Kandriga Gram Panchayat accepting the bid of the petitioner fixing the lease period upto 30.6.2011. The said period has expired. Now, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition seeking extension of the lease on the ground that the lease period was too short. 3. It is contended that after the leasehold rights were granted, the petitioner spent considerable amounts and he could not harvest the fish due to depth of water. It is also contended that he is an illiterate person and was not aware that the said lease was granted only for a period of six months. 4. Admittedly, the leasehold rights were granted to the petitioner specifically limiting the lease period upto 30.6.2011 and the tank was handed over to the petitioner on 22.1.2011. Therefore, it was within his knowledge that the lease was for a limited period. The order dated 1.2.2011 does not disclose that the lease was liable for any extension. The petitioner also has not shown any provision of law nor has he any vested right whereby he is entitled for extension of lease. 5. For the aforesaid reasons, the writ petition is devoid of merits and the same is liable to be dismissed. 6. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed, at the admission stage. No order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI 21.07.2011. Msr THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NOUSHAD ALI WRIT PETITION No.20496 of 2011 21.07.2011 (Msr)