IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY FRIDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND NINE ONLY WRIT PETITION No.4255 of 2008 Between: Somavaram Gram Panchayat Rep., by its Sarpanch, Somavaram Village, Veeraballi Mandal, Kadapa District. … Petitioner And The State of Andhra Pradesh rep., by its Secretary, Food and Agriculture Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad & others. … Respondents Counsel for the petitioner : Sri P. Govind Reddy Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Agriculture This Court made the following: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 4255 of 2008 ORDER:- At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. In this writ petition, the grievance of the petitioner is that respondent No.4 has not disposed of his representation dated 21.01.2008. In paragraph 8 of the counter-affidavit, respondent No.3 stated as under: “In reply to para 4, it is submitted that it is far from truth that the Joint Director of Agriculture, Kadapa has not taken any action on the representation of the petitioner endorsed by the District Collector, Kadapa received in the grievance cell vide complaint No.5916, dated 21.01.2008. The Joint Director of Agriculture, Kadapa has issued instructions to the Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agro) O/o. Joint Director of Agriculture, Kadapa through U.O.Note dated 07.02.2008 to go through the representation leveled by Smt. V. Naganjanamma, Sarpanch of Somavaram and furnish the detailed report with in a week from the date of receipt of the U.O.Note. The Deputy Director of Agriculture (Agro), O/o. Joint Director of Agriculture, Kadapa has furnished his detailed report on 27.03.2008 stating that the selection of watershed area by the Assistant Director of Agriculture (SC) LR Palli is correct, done as per the guidelines i.e., Population of weaker sections and area under rainfed cultivation is more ridge point (Elivated area), less area under irrigation and more undulations with multiple slopes, area under vegetation (Mango gardens) etc. He has also expressed in his report that there is no need to conduct grama sabha at Gram Panchayat office, Puttavandla Palli which is not included in the selected watershed area. All the formalities completed by the Assistant Director of Agriculture (SC) LR Palli are correct as per the watershed guidelines i.e., conducting of Grama Sabha and selection of watershed committee. The report disproves the contentions of the petitioner raised in writ petition.” Having regard to the above reproduced averments, the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed and the writ petition is accordingly disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition as infructuous, WPMP.No.5549 of 2008 and WVMP.No.1221 of 2008 are disposed of as infructuous. _____________________________ C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Date: 03.07.2009 ES