IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FIRST DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND TEN PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21904 of 2002 Between: Syed Jaffar Valli and others ... PETITIONERS a n d The Mandal Revenue Officer, Peddamanam, Chittoor district and others … RESPONDENTS ORDER: This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners, who are twenty four in number, with a prayer to issued writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in deleting their names from the list of eligible persons submitted by the first respondent – Mandal Revenue Officer, Peddamandyam, Chittor district in his letter Roc.DPIP/Peddamandyam/02 dated 14-08-2002 as arbitrary and illegal. 2. The petitioners claimed to be the stone cutters and they have been working in a stone quarry in Bandameedapalli Gram Panchayat, Peddamandyam mandal. The extent of the land wherein the stone quarry being operated is Ac.60-39 cents. The petitioners along with 72 persons gave a representation to the Mandal Revenue Officer, Peddamandyam, Chittor district – first respondent for grant of patta and also licence in their names for carrying out stone quarry in Sy.No.1135/10. The third respondent while recommending the formation of the society of the stone cutters to the Divisional Co-operative Officer, Chittor deleted the names of the petitioners herein. Hence, this writ petition assailing the action of the third respondent in deleting the names of the petitioners from the list of eligible persons. 3. Rule nisi came to be issued on 08-11-2002. No counter has been filed by the respondents. 4. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties. 5. The grievance of the petitioners is that the third respondent excluded the names of the petitioners from the list of eligible persons without assigning any reasons. The learned counsel referred the list of persons recommended by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Peddamandyam, Chittor district. The list contains 96 persons. The Project Director, District Poverty Initiative Project (DPIP), Chittor district – third respondent while recommending the formation of the society by the stone cutters deleted the names of the petitioners. The list enclosed to his letter dated 14-08-2002 contains names of only 72 persons. No reason apparently has been recorded for exclusion of the names of the petitioners herein from the list of the eligible persons. 6. In that view of the matter, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition directing the petitioners to make a representation to the third respondent - the Project Director, District Poverty Initiative Project (DPIP), Chittor district for inclusion of their names in the list of eligible persons as recommended by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Peddamandyam, Chittor district. On such representation being presented, the third respondent has to consider the same and pass appropriate orders within four (4) weeks. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________________ B. SESHASAYANA REDDY, J July 21, 2010. Note: Furnish C.C. in one week. B/o.PN THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE B. SESHASAYANA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21904 of 2002 July 21, 2010 Note: Furnish C.C. in one week. B/o.PN