IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF OCTOBER TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH WRIT PETITION NO : 17502 of 2009 Between: Kokika Laxmi Bai and another ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep.by District Collector, Mahaboobnagar and three others .....RESPONDENT(S) THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.CHANDRAIAH W.P.No.17502 of 2009 O R D E R: This writ petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus seeking to declare the action of respondents 1 to 4 in not paying the rents and not providing any suitable job to any one of their family members, as illegal, arbitrary and violative of Articles 14,21 & 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to pay the arrears of rents from 1.1.1981 to till date and also to provide any suitable job to 2nd petitioner and pass such other orders. 2. The case of the petitioners is that they are very poor. They inherited the land to an extent of Ac.6.15 cents in Sy.No.25/A in Jurala village and the 2nd petitioner is an unemployee possessing SSC qualification. Respondents conducted a survey of their village in the year 1980 to provide water facility for Camp Colony and they found that the well belonging to the petitioners, which was already in existence was suitable for drinking water. There is no other well for drinking water other than the said well. The Officers promised the petitioners to provide job for one of their family members and further they promised them to pay Rs.2,000/- per month towards the rent, provided, if they allow to use the said well water for drinking purpose for Camp Colony. Accordingly, petitioners allowed for the said proposal. But the respondents have not paid any amount to the petitioners nor provided a job to one of their family members, inspite of their representation, dated 10.8.2008. It is also stated that the 2nd respondent after several representations issued a Memo No.SED/ PJP/ DB/ D2/ GB/ 524/ 09.218/ 1 dated 2.3.2009 directing the 3rd respondent to take necessary action. The 3rd respondent in turn endorsed the same on 17.3.2009 and directed the 4th respondent to file a detailed report. But so far no action has been taken. Therefore, the present writ petition. 3. Heard the learned counsel for petitioners and learned Government Pleader for respondents. 4. The case of the petitioners is that they are the owners of an extent of Ac.6.15 cents of land, which is their ancestral property, situated in Sy.No.25/A of Jurala village. There is a drinking water well in their land and that is the only well for catering the needs of water facility to the colony known as Camp Colony and the same was objected to by the petitioners for using the water by the people belonging to the Camp Colony in 1988. Then the respondent officials stepped into and resolved the dispute by way of promise that they will pay Rs.2,000/- per month towards rent for using the drinking water by the Camp Colony people and also provide the employment to one of the family members of the petitioners. Since no action was taken, the petitioners went on making representations and some of the representations dated 10.4.2008 and 10.8.2008 made to the 3rd respondent and also 10.2.2009 made to the 1st and 2nd respondents. Basing on that, the 2nd respondent issued a Memo No. SED/PJP/DB/D2/GB/524/09.218/1 dated 2.3.2009, wherein the 2nd respondent directed the 1st respondent to take any action, the 3rd respondent in turn endorsed the same on 17.3.2009 and directed the 4th respondent to file a detailed report. The Superintending Engineer, PJP Circle No.1, Gadwal, made an endorsement and wrote a letter to the Deputy Superintendent, which reads as under: “While enclosing a copy of representation cited, the Executive Engineer, PJP Dam Division No.2, Nandimalla is requested to look into the matter and take necessary action on representation and send action taken report to this office”. 5. In view of the letter of the Superintending Engineer, P.J.P.Circle, I, Gadwal, the respondents are directed to consider the case of the petitioners and pass appropriate orders within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. ________________ G.CHANDRAIAH,J 9th October, 2009 PNV