IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 16685 of 2004 Between: Smt. Seethamma W/o Lakshminarayana R/o Chanugondla Village, Dhone Mandal, Kurnool District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Dhone Mandal, Dhone, Kurnool District. 2 Smt. Suvarna W/o Dana Veera Soora Karna R/o Chanugondla Village Dhone Mandal, Kurnool 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, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 1st respondent in issuing proceedings Rc.No. 184/2004 dated 21-8-2004 as illegal, arbitrary and violation of principles of natural justice and set-aside the same. Counsel for the Petitioner : Mr.U.RAMANJANEYULU Counsel for Respondent No.1: G.P. FOR REVENUE The Court at the admission stage, made the following : ORDER: Heard the learned counsel for petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Respondent No.1. Aggrieved by the proceedings of the first respondent dated 21.8.2004 in appointing the second respondent as implementing agency for the mid-day meal programme in Chanugondla village in her place, the petitioner filed the present writ petition. The learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner was appointed as Implementing Agency for the Mid Day Meal Programme in Chanugondla village, Dhone Mandal, Kurnool district. The first respondent, on the complaint made by the villagers that the said agency is not working, by his impugned order dated 21.8.2004, appointed the second respondent in the place of petitioner. Aggrieved by the said action of the respondent, the present writ petiton is filed. If the petitioner is aggrieved by impugned order of the Mandal Revenue Officer, Dhone in appointing new implementing agency in her place, the proper remedy for the petitioner is to approach the Joint Collector concerned who is the monitoring authority for such appointments. The writ petition, is therefore, dismissed. No costs. _______________ A.GOPAL REDDY, J Date: 9.11.2004 DA To 1 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Dhone Mandal, Dhone, Kurnool District. 2 Two CCs to the G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. 3 Two spare copies.