IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD FRIDAY THE TWENTY THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE: C. V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, WRIT PETITION NO. 26715 of 2011 ..... Petitioner AND 1. The Commissioner of Fisheries, Masthya Bhavan At Shanthi Nagar,Masab Tank,Hyderabad 2. The Assistant Director of Fisheries, D.C. Road, Kadapa District 3. The Fisheries Development Officer, B.Mattam Village & Mandal, Kadapa District 4. The Divisional Forest Officer, Kadapa, Kadapa District 5. The Forest Range Officer, Vontimitta, Kadapa District .....Respondents (Contd. 2. ) . 2 . Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed herein, the High Court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the order of the 2nd respondent dated 12.09.2011 in proceedings No. 941/A/11, in rejecting renewal of the petitioners licenses for the year 2011-2012 to carry on fishing in Somasila Reservoir Back Waters in Kadapa District, without taking into to consideration of their residence certificates and existing previous licenses till 30.06.2011 as arbitrary, illegal and without jurisdiction and set aside the same and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 5 to consider the case of petitioners for grant of fishing license for the year 2011-2012 so as to carry on fishing operations in Somasila Reservoir Back waters in Kadapa District. The petition coming on for hearing upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit filed herein, and upon hearing the arguments of Sri N. Vasudeva Reddy, Advocate for the Petitioners and Asst. Govt. Pleader for Irrigation, who takes notice for respondents, the Court made the following. ORDER: Sd/- SABITHA DEVI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (Contd. 3. ) . 3 . To 1. The Commissioner of Fisheries, Masthya Bhavan At Shanthi Nagar,Masab Tank,Hyderabad 2. The Assistant Director of Fisheries, D.C. Road, Kadapa District 3. The Fisheries Development Officer, B.Mattam Village & Mandal, Kadapa District 4. The Divisional Forest Officer, Kadapa, Kadapa District 5. The Forest Range Officer, Vontimitta, Kadapa District 6. Two CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Fisheries, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 7. Two CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Forest, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 8. Two CCs to the Govt. Pleader for Irrigation, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. (OUT) 9. One CC to Sri N. Vasudeva Reddy, Advocate (OPUC) 10. One spare copy. BV HIGH COURT CVNR.J DATED: 23-09-2011 NOTE: PUT UP THIS WRIT PETITION ALONG WITH W.P.NO. 5009 AND 32112 OF 2010 UNDER THE CAPTION ‘FOR ORDERS’ ON 10-10-2011 ORDER W.P.NO. 26715 OF 2011 DIRECTION DRAFTED: BY BV DATED : 24-09-2011 HIGH COURT CVNR.J DATED: 23-09-2011 NOTE: PUT UP THIS WRIT PETITION ALONG WITH W.P.NO. 5009 AND 32112 OF 2010 UNDER THE CAPTION ‘FOR ORDERS’ ON 10-10-2011 ORDER W.P.NO. 26715 OF 2011 DIRECTION