IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND TEN :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION NO : 15432 of 2002 Between: 1 G.Suryanarayana Reddy S/o G.Narsa Reddy 2 G.Nageswara Reddy S/o G.Obul Reddy 3 G.Malla Reddy S/o G.Obul Reddy ..... Petitioners AND 1 The District Collector, Ananthapur District, Ananathapur. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, N.P.Kunta Mandal, Ananathapur District. 3 The Dy.Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department, Kadiri Sub- Division-I, Kadiri, Ananathapur District. 4 G.Guruvi Reddy, S/o Vema Reddy, Chairman of the Gowkanapalli Ayacutdar Committee, Gowkanapalli Village, N.P.Kunta Mandal, Ananthapur District. .....Respondents Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ or order or direction, preferably in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 3 in granting sanction for construction of Percolation Tank in Survey No.479 of Government Poramboke land and further action of the 4th respondent in taking steps to construct the Percolation Tank by laying bund, which will result in water logging of the petitioners land situated in Survey No.69 of Gowkanapalli Village, N.P.Kunta Mandal, Ananthapur, only to harass the petitioners, even though no such tank is required from any angle, as illegal, arbitrary, violative of Article 14, 19, 21 & 300 A of Constitution of India and issue consequential direction to the respondents not to construct the Percolation Tank in the above stated land; . The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and the order of the High Court dated 21-8-2002 made in WPMP. No. 19330of 2002 and upon hearing the arguments of SRI K. RATHANGA PANI REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioners and of the Govt. Pleader for Revenue for the respondents 1 & 2, and of the Govt. Pleader for Panchayat Raj for the respondent No. 3, the Court made the following: ORDER: The learned Govt. Pleader for Revenue as well as the learned Govt. Pleader for Panchayat Raj appearing for the respondents are directed to file counter in the matter by the next date of hearing. In default, all the respondents shall appear in person before this court on that day. Post after ten days. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The District Collector, Ananthapur District, Ananathapur. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, N.P.Kunta Mandal, Ananathapur District. 3 The Dy.Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Department, Kadiri Sub- Division-I, Kadiri, Ananathapur District. 4 G.Guruvi Reddy, S/o Vema Reddy, Chairman of the Gowkanapalli Ayacutdar Committee, Gowkanapalli Village, N.P.Kunta Mandal, Ananthapur District.( 1 to 4 BY SPEED POST/RPAD) 5. 2 CCs to the G.P.for Panchayat Raj, High court of A.P.Hyd. (BY SPL. MESSENGER ) 6. 2 CCs to the G.P.for Revenue, High court of A.P.Hyd. (BY SPL. MESSENGER) 7. One C.C.to Sri K. Rathangapani Reddy Advocate. (OPUC) 8. one spare copy. HIGH COURT NVR.J DATED 15-03-2010 POST AFTER TEN DAYS ORDER W.P.NO. 15432 OF 2002 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 17-3-2010 HIGH COURT NVR.J DATED 15-03-2010 POST AFTER TEN DAYS ORDER W.P.NO. 15432 OF 2002 DIRECTION