IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWELVETH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE VILAS.V AFZULPURKAR Writ Appeal Nos. 799 & 837 of 2008 Writ Appeal No. 799 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 17/06/2008 in Writ Petition No. 7954 of 2008 on the file of the High Court.) Between: A.V.V. Satyanarayana, S/o. Late Sri Ande Raghava Rao, R/o. K.P. Palem, Mogaltur Mandal, West Godavari District. ... APPELLANT AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Chief Engineer, NABARD (PR) Hyderabad. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4. The Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 5. The Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Sub Division, P. Gannavaram, East Godavari District. 6. The Assistant Pay and Accounts Officer, S.A.C.B., Dowlaiswaram, East Godavari District. 7. State Bank of Hyderabad, Narsapur Branch, Narsapur, West Godavari District, Rep. by its Branch Manager. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant: MR.A.V.SESHA SAI Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 6: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. Writ Appeal No. 837 of 2008 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 17/06/2008 in Writ Petition No. 10998 of 2008 on the file of the High Court.) Between: A.V.V. Satyanarayana, S/o. late Sri Ande Raghava Rao, R/o. K.P.Palem, Mogaltur Mandal, West Godavari District. ... APPELLANT AND 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2. The Chief Engineer, NABARD (PR), Hyderabad. 3. The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj Circle, Kakinada, East Godavari District. 4. The Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Amalapuram, East Godavari District. 5. The Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Sub Division, P. Gannavaram, East Godavari District. ...RESPONDENTS Counsel for the Appellant:MR.A.V.SESHA SAI Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following: Judgment: (Per Shri Anil R. Dave, Chief Justice) 1. Being aggrieved by the common judgment dated 17.6.2008 delivered by the learned Single Judge in Writ Petition Nos.7954 and 10998 of 2008, these two appeals have been filed by the original petitioners. 2. The grievance, which has been ventilated in these appeals is that while dismissing the petitions, the learned Single Judge has made certain observations on merits of the case. The petitions have been dismissed on the ground that alternative remedy was available to the petitioners and, therefore, they ought to have availed alternative remedy by filing suit or any other remedy. 3. According to the learned advocate for the appellants, after having made such an observation, the learned Single Judge ought not to have said anything on merits and the appellants apprehend that observations made on merits might adversely affect the appellants, if a suit is filed. 4. We hereby clarify that the observations made by the learned Single Judge on merits of the case shall not be considered if any suit or other proceeding is filed by the appellants for redressal of their grievances. 5. With the above observations, the appeals are dismissed with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ August 12, 2008 VILAS.V AFZULPURKAR, J svs ........REGISTRAR To 1. 2.2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WA {RLD}