IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 20888 of 2008 Between: 1 V. Narayana Reddy, S/o. Late Basi Reddy, R/o. Kathivandlapalli, H/o. Gunikuntla Village, Sambepalli Mandal, Kadapa District. 2 V. Reddy Sekhar Reddy, S/o. Late Sidda Reddy, R/o. Kathivandlapalli, H/o. Gunikuntla Village, Sambepalli Mandal, Kadapa District. 3 Sunkesula Venkataramana Reddy, S/o. Late Bal Reddy, R/o. Kathivandlapalli, H/o. Gunikuntla Village, Sambepalli Mandal, Kadapa District. ..... PETITIONER(S) AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep by its District Collector, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 2 The Superintending Engineer, Irrigation Department, Kadapa Division, Kadapa District, Kadapa. 3 The Assistant Engineer, Irrigation Department, Rayachoty, Kadapa District. 4 Madhireddy Narayana Reddy, S/o. Late Venakata Reddy, R/o. Madireddygari palli Village, Veeraballi Mandal, Kadapa District. .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction on the part of the 1st respondent in not taking action against the respondents No. 2 to 4 preventing from raising a Pick-up Anakatta across the padamati Vanka of Kathivandlapalli, H/o. Gunikuntla Village, Sambepalli Mandal, Kadapa District, as arbitrary, illegal, abdication of the statutory duty cast on him and viololative of fundemantal and constitutional rights guaranteed to the petitioners under Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300A of the constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st respondent to take appropriate action on the representations, dated 07-7-2008 and 11-7-2008 to stop the ongoing construction work of Pick-up Anakatta across the Padamati Vanka Streem, Kathivandala palli, Gunikuntla Village, Sambepalli Mandal, Kadapa District and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.V.R.REDDY KOVVURI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 20888 of 2008 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed with the following prayer: “It is therefore prayed that 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 inaction on the part of the 1st respondent in not taking action against the respondents No. 2 to 4 preventing from raising a Pick- up Anakatta across the Padamati Vanka of Kathivandlapalli, H/o. Gunikuntla Village, Sambepalli Mandal, Kadapa District, as arbitrary, illegal, abdication of the statutory duty cast on him and violative of fundamental and constitutional rights guaranteed to us under Articles 14, 19, 21 and 300A of the constitution of India and consequently direct the 1st respondent to take appropriate action on the representations, dated 07-07-2008 and 11-07-2008 to stop the ongoing construction work of Pick-up Anakatta across the Padamati Vanka Streem, Kathivandala palli, Gunikuntla Village, Sambepalli Mandal, Kadapa District and pass such other order or orders as are deemed ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case.” Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Irrigation appearing for the respondents 1 to 3, without going into the merits, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a direction to the ﬁrst respondent to consider the representation of the petitioners dated 07.07.2008 and 11.07.2008 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after giving an opportunity to the fourth respondent to make his representation within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No order as to costs. ------------------- G. ROHINI, J. 23.09.2008 C.C. tomorrow B/o kvsn ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1.2CCs to 2.2CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{RLD}