THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.27884 of 2007 Date: 28.01.2010 Between: Saini Ravinder. … Petitioner. And The Government of A.P, rep., by its Principal Secretary to the Education and Archaeology department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad and eight others. … Respondents. THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM AND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No.27884 of 2007 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice Goda Raghuram) This writ petition is filed in public interest by a Councillor of the Koratla Municipality, Kaimnagar District alleging inaction by the respondent Nos.1 to 8 in taking steps for protecting four ancient Buruzs (Khillas) (Kotas) and one Koneru and its adjacent land which are asserted to be historical monuments and in not taking action despite the representation of the petitioner dated 15.12.2007. In substance, a direction to the respondents to initiate action for declaring the structures to be the institutions of archaeological and historical importance under the provisions of the A.P. Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1960 (A.P. Act VII of 1960), is sought. It is stated by the learned Government Pleader for archaeology that the State Government has now issued in G.O.Ms. No.2 Youth Advancement, Tourism & Culture (PMU) Department, dated 04.01.2010 a preliminary notification under the sub-section 1 of Section 4 of the Act proposing to declare the specified monuments as archaeological and historical monuments, calling objections to the said proposals. As relevant steps have now been initiated by the State, the substantive grievance in the writ petition does not survive for adjudication. In view of the orders of the State Government in G.O.Ms. No.2 dated 04.01.2010, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. If the petitioner or the 9th respondent are aggrieved by any eventual decision, they are at liberty to pursue appropriate remedies in accordance with law. ____________________________ JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM Dated: 28-01-2010 ________________________________ JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN ASP/MRKR