IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI ANIL R. DAVE AND HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.21612 of 2008 Between: Dr. Konda Lakshma Reddy, S/o. Late Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, R/o. Dharma Sagar Village, H/o. Gollapally Village, Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, H.No.8-2-674/1, Road No.13, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. ...Petitioner And 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by its Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 3. The Tahsildar, Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 4. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chevella, Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 5. The Station House Officer, Chevella, Ranga Reddy District. ...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 or order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents and especially the 3rd respondent in not protecting water stream and the bund adjacent to the lands in Survey Nos.136 to 147 and 213/2 and 127 situated in Dharma Sagar Village, hamlet of Gollapally Revenue Village, & Erravalli Village, Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District and Erravalli Village, Ranga Reddy District, as illegal, unconstitutional and violative of G.O.Ms.No.111 MA, dated 08-03-1996 and the A.P. Water Land and Trees Act 2002 and Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to protect the natural water stream by clearing the gravel unloaded to form a road in the natural water stream. Counsel for the petitioner : Sri M. Satyanarayana Goud Counsel for the respondents : Government Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development. The Court made the following: ORDER: (Per Anil R. Dave, C.J.) This is a public interest litigation wherein the petitioner has made a grievance that natural water stream is likely to be obstructed by laying of a road. On the subject matter of the petition, the petitioner has made a representation to the Tahsildar, Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District, respondent No.3 herein, on 23rd September, 2008. A copy of the said representation has also been annexed to the petition. It is the case of the petitioner that in spite of the said representation, no action has been taken by the Tahsildar or any other officer. In view of the above fact, it is directed that respondent No.3 shall consider the representation dated 23rd September, 2008 made to him by the petitioner and shall take appropriate action in accordance with law as soon as possible. In view of the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, C.J. 17th November, 2008 R. SUBHASH REDDY, J. ……REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The District Collector, Ranga Reddy District, Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. 3. The Tahsildar, Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 4. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Chevella, Chevella Mandal, Ranga Reddy District. 5. The Station House Officer, Chevella, Ranga Reddy District. 6. Two copies to the Govt. Pleader for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 7. Two C.D. copies. ARS