IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE GODA RAGHURAM WRIT PETITION NO : 20071 of 2006 Between: Veerabhadrapuram Fishermen Co.operative Society, Registered No.D-1, Somavarappadu (V) rep., by its Secretary-Mukkelli Dhananjeyudu @ Dhananjayaraju, Denduluru (M), West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh rep., by its Principal Secretary to Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The District Panchayat officer, West Godavari District at Eluru. 3 The Divisional Engineer, Irrigation and Command Area Development Department, Eluru, West Godavari District. 4 Somavarappadu Gram Panchayat Rep., by its Panchayat Secretary, Somavarappadu (V), Denduluru (M), West Godavari District. 5 Palla Ramesh S/o. Sarraiah 50th division, Tangellamudi, Eluru, W.G. Dist. 6 V. Krishna Rao S/o. Venkateswara Rao R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 7 Munelli Venkateswara Rao S/o. Venkanna Veerabhadrapuram, Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 8 Sappa Sambasiva Rao S/o. Narayana D.No.20E-13-23 Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 9 M. Durga Prasad S/o. Sriramamurthy R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 10 Vadlamudi Venkata naga Srinivasu S/o. Venkateswara Rao R/o. Gangannagudem, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 11 Kore Venu S/o. Nageswara Rao R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 12 Kore Prasad S/o. Anjaneyulu R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 13 Balusu Koteswara Rao S/o. Mukkotaiah R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 14 J. John S/o. Veerabhadra Rao R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 15 Nersu Subbamma W/o. Simhadri R/o. Sodimella, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 16 Angadala Veeraswami S/o. Ramaiah R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 17 A. Nageswara Rao S/o. Venkateswara Rao R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 18 Jogi Ramesh S/o. Veerakumar R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 19 Meruguboina Nageswara Rao S/o. Kanakaiah R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 20 Kore Venkata Rama Krishna S/o. Satyanarayana R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 21 Sarige Rangamma W/o. Peddi Raju R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District 22 M. Siva Satyanarayana S/o. Krishna R/o. Somavarappadu, Dendulur Mandal, W. G. District RR 5to22 impleaded as per court order dt. 27-10-2006 in WPMP 28047 of 2006 .....RESPONDENT(S) 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 to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in deciding to convert a portion of Kotha Cheruvu Water Tank admeasuring Ac.74.07 cents in RS Number 52/2 and 198/1 of Somavarrapdu Village into a site for construction of agricultural market Committee pursuant to resolution dt.25-08-2005 passed by 4th respondent is illegal, irregular, without power, violative of provisions of Andhra Panchayat Raj Act, Andhra Pradesh Water Land and Trees Act and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to protect and maintain the tank in its entire extent of Ac.74.07 cents and pass suchother orders or order as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.NARAM.NAGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: Sri Naram Nageswara Rao, the learned counsel for the petitioner, has filed a letter dated 18.2.2008 into the court, seeking to withdraw the writ petition. Permission granted. Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No order as to costs. GODA RAGHURAM, J Date: 19.2.2008 cvm To 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh rep., by its Principal Secretary to Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat, Saifabad, Hyderabad. 2 The District Panchayat officer, West Godavari District at Eluru. 3 The Divisional Engineer, Irrigation and Command Area Development Department, Eluru, West Godavari District. 4 Somavarappadu Gram Panchayat Rep., by its Panchayat Secretary, Somavarappadu (V), Denduluru (M), West Godavari District. 5.2CCs to G.P. for Panchayat Raj 6.2CD copies