THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 30633 OF 2011 ORDER : This Writ Petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of mandamus directing the action of the respondents 1 and 3 in not allotting houses which were constructed by them under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (for short, hereinafter referred to as ‘JNNURM’) scheme in Asapuvanipalem, Visakhapatnam to the petitioners, as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 3 to reserve one house each to the petitioners and not to allot houses to any third parties. 2. The facts, in brief, stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Writ Petition may be stated as follows. The petitioners are landless poor persons having no houses and living by doing cooli and petty works. Till year 2007, they lived in thatched sheds raised in survey no.188 of Asapuvanipalem, Visakhapatnam. On the promise of the officials to allot pacca houses to be constructed in the said place under JNNURM to them, they vacated the thatched houses and handed over the land to the Government. The third respondent constructed 96 houses under JNNURM scheme but did not to allot houses to the petitioners. The petitioners also made a representation on 8.8.2011 to the respondents 1 and 2 to conduct enquiry for allotment of houses and requested to allot houses to them. But, without allotting the houses to them, the respondents are trying to allot houses to third parties. Hence, the Writ Petition. 3. Heard both sides. 4. The grievance of the petitioners is that the authorities are not allotting houses constructed under JNNURM scheme to them. In this regard, the petitioners made a representation dated 8.8.2011 to the respondents 1 and 2. The allotment of houses is governed by JNNURM scheme. Therefore, appropriate decision has to be taken by the respondent no.1 in accordance with law, particularly with reference to the scheme floated. 5. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, disposed of directing the respondent no.1 to take appropriate decision on the representation dated 8.8.2011 of the petitioners in accordance with law, particularly with reference to the JNNURM scheme. No costs. --------------------- 29.12.2011 (K.C.Bhanu, J.) DRK THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No. 30633 OF 2011 29.12.2011