THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY Writ Petition No.28609 of 2007 Dated 26th July, 2011 Between: Sri D.Rama Krishna Rao …Petitioner And The District Collector, Krishna District, Machilipatnam and others …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Sri Narasimha Rao Gudiseva Counsel for respondent Nos.1 & 2: AGP for Irrigation & CAD The Court made the following: ORDER: At the interlocutory stage, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. This writ petition is filed for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in closing the gate of PWD Tank of Munagapadu Village, G.Konduru Mandal, Krishna District, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner is a resident of Munagapadu Village and Ayacutdar of PWD Tank, G.Konduru Mandal, Krishna District. He has alleged that while he and various other farmers are totally dependant upon the water of the above-mentioned tank, respondent No.3 has highhandedly and without any manner of right closed the sluice gate by applying lock. This Court by order, dated 31.12.2007, granted interim direction for a period of four weeks. In the counter affidavit filed by the Executive Engineer, Special Division, PWD Compound, Vijayawada, respondent No.2, it is inter alia stated that on the complaint received about the locking of the sluice gate, instructions were issued to release water and accordingly water was released to the petitioner on 04.01.2008 and that as on the date of filing of the counter affidavit, water was being supplied. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in pursuance of the interim order granted by this Court, the respondents have opened the lock and been supplying the water. No counter affidavit is filed by respondent No.3, who has allegedly locked the sluice gate. In view of the fact that the water is released after opening the lock, no further orders need be passed in the writ petition. In the event, the petitioner faces a similar problem in future, he shall be free to avail a fresh remedy in accordance with law. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. As a sequel to disposal of the writ petition, W.P.M.P.No.37371 of 2007 is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J 26th July, 2011 VGB