THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.22934 of 2002 & C.C.No.94 of 2003 Dated:15.11.2006 Between 1.Sarada Ayacutdarla Sangam rep., by its President, V.Palavelli and another. …..Petitioners and 1.Govt. of AP rep., by its Secretary, I and P Department, Secretariat Building, Saifabad, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.22934 of 2002 & C.C.No.94 of 2003 COMMON ORDER: It appears that all the petitioners are ayacutdars of Raiwada Reservoir Project, constructed across Sarada River situated near Raiwada Village, Devarapalli Mandal, Visakhapatnam District since times immemorial. Thereafter, the Government has issued GO Ms.No.160 Irrigation & CAD (Irrigation-I) Dept/dated 22.10.1997 fixing ratio of water to be shared by the ayacutdars and Visakhapatnam city, and when the same was not being followed, the present writ petition is filed. During pendency of the writ petition, on 15.11.2002 an interim order was passed directing the respondent authorities to follow sub-clause (1) of clause 5 of GO Ms.No.160 I & CAD, dated 22.10.1997. Even this was not followed. Then, the petitioners filed Contempt Case No.94 of 2003. Now the writ petition as well as the contempt case are being posted together for hearing. There is no necessity to go into the details. Learned counsel for the petitioner placed before this Court, a memorandum dated 23.9.2004 issued by the Irrigation & CAD Department, wherein the Government directed release of water to 6000 acres new ayacut under Raiwada Reservoir Project as originally contemplated in the project report, as the Godavari Water supply scheme to Visakhapatnam was nearing completion. In the said memorandum, it was also stated that Godavari water will be made available for Visakhapatnam in near future i.e., November, 2004. Recording the same, the Writ Petition and the Contempt Case are closed. No costs. _________ 15-11-2006 rkk THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.22934 of 2002 & C.C.No.94 of 2003 Dated:15.11.2006