IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 19168 of 1998 Between: 1 Boppana Dhananjaya S/o Buli Abbaiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 2 Boppana Hanumantha Rao S/o Venkata Raju R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 3 Duddupudi Ramakrishna S/o Subba Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 4 Boppana Annapurna W/o Dhananjaya R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 5 K. Bharathi W/o Srinivas R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 6 Vallepalli Vijayalakshmi W/o Sivaramakrishna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 7 Mullapudi Ramakumari W/o Venkataratnam Chowdary R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 8 Boppana Pedda Raju S/o B. Hanumanthu Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 9 Boppana Surya Rao S/o Venkata Raju R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 10 Boppana Satyanarayana S/o Venkata Raju R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 11 B.P. Satyanarayana S/o Venkata Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 12 Kantana Doraiah S/o Rattaiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 13 Balina Veeranna S/o Tataiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 14 Entipeddakapu S/o Venkanna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 15 Vallepalli Krishna Murthy S/o Veerraju R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 16 Mullapudi Venkata Rajeswari W/o Subash Babu R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 17 Duddipudi Subba Rao S/o Pullaiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 18 B. Krishna Murthy S/o Satyam R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 19 Namala Anantha Lakshmi W/o Rambabu R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 20 Pendyala Suribabu S/o Venkata Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 21 Nunna Suri Babu S/o Manikyalrao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 22 Nunna Prasad S/o Rama Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 23 Boppana Suryanarayana S/o Venkata Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 24 Boppana Bulli Raju S/o Venkata Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 25 B. Ramachandram S/o B. Venkata Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 26 B. Surya Chandram S/o Veeranna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 27 Balina Tatarao S/o Veeranna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 28 Balina Venkayamma W/o Veeranna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 29 Duddipudi Satyanarayana S/o Pullaiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 30 K. Subhash Chandra Bose S/o Sreeramulu R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 31 K. Venkata Prasad S/o Ramanna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 32 V. Jagapathi Rao S/o Pattabi Ramaiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 33 B. Satyanarayana S/o Veeranna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 34 Nunna Bulli Venkanna S/o Veeranna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 35 D. Satyanarayana S/o Subba Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 36 V.V. Subramanyam S/o B. Venkanna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 37 Kantana Krishna Murthy S/o Ratnam R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 38 B. Subba Rao S/o Venkata Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 39 Vallepalli Venkata Rao S/o V. Subbanna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 40 Vallepalli Madhava Rao S/o Pattabhi Ramaiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 41 Koyyalamudi Satyanarayana S/o Attchanna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 42 Nunna Venkata Rao S/o Veeranna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 43 Boddu Venkata Rao S/o Veeranna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 44 Boddu Ramu S/o Veeranna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 45 Kurumulla Satyanarayana S/o Ganagaiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 46 Matta Ganni Raju S/o Venkanna R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 47 Kamireddy Satyanarayana S/o Peddaiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 48 Ganta Negeshwara Rao S/o G. Surya Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 49 Ganta Abbulu S/o Marridaiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 50 Boppana Sailaja W/o Madhava Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 51 Boppana Madhava Rao S/o Bulli Abbai R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 52 Boppana Sesha Ratnam W/o Madhava Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 53 Boppana Subba Rao S/o Bulliabbaiah R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 54 Boppana Krishna Veni W/o Subba Rao R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 55 B. Pramila W/o B. Hari Prasad R/o Hukumpeta Village, Rajahmundry Rural, East Godavari Dist. 56 Maddipati Sambaji Rao S/o Venkata Rao R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 57 Y. Venkateswara Rao S/o Visewara Rao R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 58 Maddipati Narasimha Rao S/o Subba Rao R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 59 Boppana Venkata Rao S/o Bulliyia R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 60 Vennapu Surya Rao S/o Chandra Rao R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 61 Vennapu Narayana S/o Chandra Rao R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 62 Ventrapati Muni Raju S/o Narayana Murthy R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 63 Arre Pothu Raju S/o Chakraiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 64 Ventrapati Venkata Rao S/o Narayana Murthy R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 65 Balina Lakshmana Rao S/o Ganga Raju R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 66 Arre Narayudu S/o Pedda Chakraiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 67 Valluri Nallamma W/o POthu Raju R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 68 Koyya Musalaiah S/o Subbanna R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 69 Koyya Papa W/o Musalaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 70 Ullangi Surya Rao S/o Arjaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 71 Ventrapati Venkata Swamy S/o Narayana Murthy R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 72 Borra Musalaiah S/o Chandraiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 73 Margani Venkata Rao S/o Pedda Veera Venkanna R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 74 Lingam Gannaiah S/o L. Pedda Akkanna R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 75 Lingam Dosalu S/o L. Chinna Subbanna R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 76 Lingam Chinna Veerraju S/o L. Pedda Subbanna R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 77 Balina Rangaraju S/o Chandraiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 78 Ventrapati Venkateswara Rao S/o Posaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 79 Ventrapati Lakshmi W/o Seenaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 80 Borra Polu S/o Laser R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 81 A.Ch. Narasimha Murthy S/o Veerabbaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 82 Dathamala Brahmaiah S/o Muttaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 83 Lingam Pedda Veeraswamy S/o Pedda Subbanna R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 84 Lingam Chantaiah S/o Pedda Venkanna R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 85 Valluri Chinna Subbaiah S/o Venkanna R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 86 Nethala Munaiah S/o Kannaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 87 Kadali Annapurna W/o Satyanarayana R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 88 Musini Srinivasa Rao S/o Bala Badhram R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 89 Balla Venkata Ramana S/o Perayya R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 90 Balla Perayya S/o Bhusanam R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 91 Musini Satyanarayana S/o Bala Bhadrudu R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 92 Musini Krishnaveni W/o Satyanarayana R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 93 Juttuga Lakhumma S/o Venkata Rao R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 94 Ventrapati Mohana Rao S/o Pochaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 95 Arre Narasaiah S/o Chakraiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 96 P. Seetharamulu S/o Krishnaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 97 Arre Pedda Narsaiah S/o Chakraiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 98 Birabili Venkamma W/o Satyaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 99 Gudiche Chandramma W/o Rattaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 100 Gudilli Ramamurthy S/o Veeranna R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 101 Gali Polu S/o Abraham R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 102 Pydi Musalaiah S/o Bangaraiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 103 Jalimi Suramma W/o Gangaraju R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 104 U. Chinna Nageswara Rao S/o Subbaiah R/o Morampudi Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 105 Kamini Venkata Ram Prasad Showdary S/o V.V.Satyanarayana R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 106 K. Ramachandra Rao S/o Tatabbai R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 107 M. Satyanarayana S/o Satyam R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 108 P. Surya Rao S/o Satyam R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 109 M. Suryanarayana S/o Veerraju R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 110 Kamini Veerraju S/o Tatabbai R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 111 K. Venkata Ramakrishna S/o Veerraju R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 112 Y. Venkateswara Rao S/o Visweswara Rao R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 113 Y. Rama Rao S/o Visweswara Rao R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 114 Y.S.V. Chalamaiah S/o Visweswara Rao R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 115 Cherukuri Visweswara Rao S/o Satyam R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 116 M. Venkateswara Rao S/o Paparao R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 117 Ch. Satyanarayana S/o Satyam R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 118 K. Nagendra Babu S/o Kama Raju R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 119 A. Mooraiah S/o Veeraiah R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 120 K. Satyanarayana S/o Venkata Rao R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 121 M.S.B. Prakasa Rao S/o Ramachandra Rao R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 122 Maddipati Narasimha Rao S/o Subba Rao R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. 123 M.V. Satyanarayana S/o Veerraju R/o Bommuri Village, Rajahmundry Rural Mandal, East Godavari Dist. ... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Principal Secretary, Irrigation Dept. Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad 2 The Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Circle, Dowleswaram, East Godavari Dist. 3 The Commissioner & Special Officer, Municipal Corporation, Rajahmundry ...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 respondents in connecting the drainage system from Rajahmundry City with Hukumpet Ava Drain, with out making any improvements to Hukumpet Ava drain as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents to take up the improvements to the Hukumpet Ava drain by widening the same and providing pump sets to Lift the Water at the time of floods to river Godavari before connecting the drainage outlet from Rajahmundry City. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.D.SUDARSHAN REDDY Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 & 2: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. Counsel for Respondent No.3: NONE APPEARED The Court made the following: ORDER: (per Hon’ble the Chief Justice) 1. When this petition was notified for final hearing on 11.6.2009, the learned advocate for the petitioners was absent and, therefore, the hearing was adjourned to 16.6.2009 i.e. today. 2. Even today, when the petition was called out, the learned advocate for the petitioners was not present. 3. In the circumstances, the petition is dismissed for default. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ June 16, 2009 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J svs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MUK}