IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SIXTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 11284 of 2008 Between: Fishermen Cooperative Society, Ghanpally Bhimanpalli, Rep. by its President Sri J. Pal S/o. Maraiah Pedda Adisarlapally (Mandal) Nalgonda District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Divisional Panchayat Officer, Miryalguda, Nalgonda District. 2 Fisheries Development Officer, Dindi, Nalgonda District. 3 Sarpanch, Ghanpally Bhimanpalli, Pedda Adisarlapally Mandal, Nalgonda District. .....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 a writ in the nature of Mandamus declaring the action of respondents in not granting the Fishing rights to the members of the Fisherman Cooperative Society, Ghanpally Bhimanpalli to conduct the fishing operation in Urakunta Tank, Thallakunta Tank and Kothakunta Tank of G.Bheemanpalli Gram Panchayat, Pedda Adisarlapally Mandal, Nalgonda District for the year 2007-2008 as illegal, arbitrary, unjust and unconstitutional while issuing a consequential direction to the respondents to grant fishing rights to the members of the Fisherman Cooperative Society, Ghanpally Bhimanpalli to Conduct the fishing operation in Urakunta Tank, Thallakunta Tank and Kothakunta Tank of G. Bheemanpalli Gram Panchayat in the interest of justice. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.MALIPEDDI SRINIVAS REDDY Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : O R D E R:- This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the respondents to grant fishing rights to the members of the Fisherman Cooperative Society to conduct the fishing operation in Urakunta, Thallakunta and Kothakunta Tanks of G.Bheemanpalli Gram Panchayat for the year 2007-2008. When the matter was taken up for hearing, none appeared for the petitioner-society nor was made any representation on its behalf. The learned Government Pleader for Fisheries appearing for the 2nd respondent has submitted that the period of lease i.e. 2007-2008 for which the petitioner-society has sought grant of fishing rights to its members over the Tanks in question, was over, nothing survives in this writ petition. In view of the submission made by the learned Government Pleader, the writ petition is closed. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 5th June, 2009 bcj