IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.14132 of 2002 Between: 1 Tallacheruvu Water Users Association, Rep. by its President M.Ranga Reddy, S/o. Venkata Rami Reddy, R/o. Kanimetta Village, Kothakota Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. 2 Vuracheruvu Water Users Association, Rep. by its President M.Pratap Reddy, S/o. M.Rami Reddy, R/o. Kanimetta Village, Kothakota Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. 3 Rayasamudram Water Users Association, Rep. by its President N.Lakshmanna, S/o. N.Buddanna, R/o. Mummalapalle Village, Kothakota Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. 4 Kothacheruvu Water Users Association, Rep. by its President P.Venkat Rami Reddy, S/o. P.Krishna Reddy, R/o. Miraspalle Village, Kothakota Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. 5 Shankarasamudram Water Users Association, Rep. by its President P.Konda Reddy, S/o. P.Kurumurthy Reddy, R/o. Kothakota Village & Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. 6 Rajabahadur Water Users Association, Rep. by its President Mannepu Reddy, S/o. Penta Reddy, R/o. Cherlapally Village, Kothakota Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. 7 Krishnasamudram Water Users Association, Rep. by its President G.Venkateswara Reddy, S/o. G.Chandra Reddy, R/o. Sankireddy Palle Village, Kothakota Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. 8 Sarlasagar Project No.4 Water Users Association, Rep. by its President Ramulu Goud, S/o. Bala Goud, R/o. Ajjakollu Village, Kothakota Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. 9 Sarlasagar Project No.3 Water Users Association, Rep. by its President K.Satyanarayana, S/o. K.Buchanna, R/o. Ajjakollu Village, Kothakota Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. 10 Natavelli Water Users Association, Rep. by its President A.Krishna Reddy, S/o. A.Narayana Reddy, R/o. Miraspalle Village, Kothakota Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. 11 Vuracheruvu Water Users Association, Rep. by its President S.Janardhana Reddy, S/o. Chinna Yella Reddy, R/o. Ammadabakula Village, Kothakota Mandal, Mahaboob Nagar District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The Executive Engineer (Irrigation), Vanaparthy Division, Department of Irrigation, Vanapathy, Mahaboob Nagar District. 3 The Deputy Executive Engineer (Irrigation), Kothakota Sub Division, Department of Irrigation, Kothakota, Mahaboob Nagar 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 to issue a Writ, order or direction, preferably in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the 1st Respondents issuing G.O.Ms.No.119, Irrigation & Command Area Development (CA.IV.1) Department, dated 15-6-2002, directing the 2nd and 3rd Respondents to take over the charge of the Water Users Associations including the petitioners, as soon as the tenure of the Associations including the petitioners Associations is completed and the further action of Respondnets 2 to 3 in seeking to take charge of the Petitioners Associations, as arbitrary, illegal, unjust, violative of the Fundamental Right guaranteeed under Article 14 of the Constitution of India and contrary to the objects and provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Farmers Management of Irrigation Systems Act, 1997 and also decision of the Cabinet dated 1-7-2002 and consequently direct the respondents to continue the elected body of the Peitioners Associations till elections are held and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.K.RATHANGA PANI REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR IRRIGATION & COMM AREA DEV. The Court made the following: Form-NIC-OGS/WP{KRD} THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No.14132 of 2002 ORDER: The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that in view of the interim orders dated 02.08.2002 passed in WPMP.No.17654/2002, no further orders are required to be passed in the present writ petition. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. No order as to costs. _____________________ V.ESWARAIAH,J Dated: 26.08.2008 Dsr .... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1 The Secretary, Irrigation and Command Area Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat Building, Hyderabad. 2 The Executive Engineer (Irrigation), Vanaparthy Division, Department of Irrigation, Vanapathy, Mahaboob Nagar District. 3 The Deputy Executive Engineer (Irrigation), Kothakota Sub Division, Department of Irrigation, Kothakota, Mahaboob Nagar District. 4 2. 2CCs to 5. 2CD copies