THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.6889 of 2010 Dated:20.04.2010 Between: Chennur Gram Panchayat, And another. ...Petitioners And The Collector and District Magistrate, SPSR Nellore District, Nellore, And another. ...Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.6889 of 2010 ORDER: Chennur and Vinduru Gram Panchayats, Sri Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore District, filed the writ petition seeking a direction to the second respondent to accord technical sanction for the works sanctioned by the District Collector on 24.12.2009 and 02.01.2010. It is their case that as per the procedure contemplated under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (the Act), and various Government Orders, the Gram Panchayats passed necessary resolutions nominating “Work Executive Members” and in spite of the same, the second respondent did not accord technical sanction and did not release “Work Commencement Order” (WCO). Therefore, they filed the instant writ petition seeking appropriate directions. The second respondent filed counter affidavit, inter alia, stating that necessary steps will be taken to secure clearance for the works involved and WCO would be issued. This Court heard the Counsel for the petitioners and the learned Advocate General for the State. The Act or various Government Orders issued by the Government from time to time for implementation of the Act, do not contemplate any further clearance when once the District Programme Officer sanctions the works and the Gram Panchayats nominate Work Executive Members. Therefore, the objection raised in the counter affidavit is unsustainable. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to release WCO immediately to enable the nominated Work Executive Members to commence the work sanctioned for the Villages. The petitioners are given liberty to approach the Executive Engineer with a copy of this order. ____________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 20.04.2010 vs