IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Writ Petition No.7613 of 1998 Dated: 31-01-2007 Between: 1. M. Venkateswara Rao, s/o Munayya, aged about 35 years, r/o Thirumalapuram, Jangareddygudem Mandal West Godavari District and another. ... Petitioners and 1. The District Collector, West Godavari District, Eluru and 3 others. ... Respondents ORDER: This petition is ﬁled seeking mandamus declaring the action of the ﬁrst respondent in not including the Jangareddygudem Mandal in West Godavari District as drought aﬀected area on par with other Mandals as per the Notiﬁcation of the ﬁrst respondent No.72, dated 04-10- 1997 and another Notiﬁcation No.78, dated 18-12-1997 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the ﬁrst respondent to declare the Jangareddygudem Mandal in West Godavari District as drought aﬀected area on par with other Mandals vide extraordinary Gazette notiﬁcation of the ﬁrst respondent No.72 and 78, dated 04-10-1997 and 18-12-1997 respectively. 2. On a perusal of the aﬃdavit ﬁled in support of the writ petition, this Court is of the view that after lapse of about 10 years, the relief sought for in this with petition cannot be granted. 3. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. ________________________________ JUSTICE GOPALAKRISHNA TAMADA Dt.31-01-2007 GLV