IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA,THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI WRIT PETITION NO : 20421 of 1997 Between: 1 Guntha Santhaiah S/o Yesuratham Guntha Santhaiah r/o. Nakkaladinne Village Proddutur Mandalam Cuddapah District 2 Maduru Chinna Subbanna Maduru Chinna Subbanna t/o Nagayapalle Village Proddatur Mandalam Cuddapah District 3 S.Prasad S/O Joseph S.Prasad Nakkaladinne Village Proddatur Mandalam Cuddapah District 4 Kothuru Narayana S/O Vankataiah Kothuru Narayana Radha Nagar Proddatur Mandalam Cuddapah District ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The Secretary to Government Housing (RH) Government of Andhra Pradesh, Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The District Collector, Executive Director Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Ltd., Cuddapah District. 3 The Deputy Executive Housing Engineer (dismissed as per Court Order dt.17-8-2000 against R3) .....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 issue a Writ, order or direction more particularly one in the native of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in selection 222 beneficiaries under P.V.P. Quota for providing houses under Weaker Section housing (RH) Department Dt.24-10-1996 of the 1st respondent for the year 1996-97 vide proceedings of the 2nd respondent issued in R.C.No.5430/RPF/96-97/H Dated 28-7-97 as illegal and arbitrary and consequently direct the respondents herein to select the eligible beneficiaries basing on the income and other eligibility criteria ; For the Petitioner: MR.Polisetty Radhakrishna, Advocate For the Respondent No.1 : The G.P.for Housing & Municipal Admn. For the Respondent No2.: MR.V.CH.NAIDU, S.C. for Housing Board. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Hon’ble The Chief Justice) The writ petition is closed in view of the disposal of W.P.No.4398 of 1997 by order dated 05-07-2004. _________________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J., ______________ G. ROHINI, J., Dated: 5-7-2004 Kvrk/Bsc To 1 The Secretary to Government Housing (RH) Government of Andhra Pradesh Secretariat, Hyderabad 2 The District Collector, Executive Director Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Ltd., Cuddapah District. 3. The Deputy Executive Housing Engineer (Housing) ,Proddatur Mandal, Cuddapah Distirct. 4. Two CCs to G.P.for Housing & M.A., High Court of A.P., Hyderabad (OUT) 5. Two CD copies