IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO.20079 of 1997 Between: The Guntur City Municipal Rate Payers’ Association, Guntur (Regd.No.19/55), rep.by its General Secretary, M.L.Kantarao. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by the Principal Secretary, Municipal Administration, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2. The Director General, Vigilance and Enforcement, Burgula Ramakrishnarao Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 3. The Additional Director (Development), General Administration (Vigilance and Enforcement) Department, B.R.K.Rao Building, Hyderabad. 4. The Engineer in Chief, Public Health, A.C.Guards, Hyderabad. 5. The Municipal Corporation of Guntur, Guntur. ...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 declaring the action of the respondent authorities No.1,2 from not taking action, further steps on the basis of the report submitted by the Vigilance team, which inspected the Guntur Municipal Corporation and seized incriminating records on 13th, 14th and 15th of December 1996 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the Respondent No.1 to take all steps on the basis of the report submitted by the Vigilance Department and punish all the persons who are responsible for misappropriation of Rs.18 crores meant for purification and as well as supplying pollution free water to the Guntur citizens and also direct the Guntur Municipal Corporation to supply potable water to its citizens. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.ASHOK REDDY Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR MUNCIPAL ADMINISTRATION & URBAN DEVELOPMENT The Court made the following: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO And THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE C.Y.SOMAYAJULU WRIT PETITION NO.20079 of 1997 ORDER: (Per the Hon’ble Mr Justice B.Prakash Rao) When the matter is called, neither side appears nor there is any representation. The Writ Petition is dismissed for default. No costs. _________________ (B.PRAKASH RAO, J) __________________ (C.Y.SOMAYAJULU, J) 12th March 2008 RRB