IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE THIRTIETH DAY OF MARCH TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI ANIL R. DAVE, THE CHIEF JUSTICE and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No: 28309 of 2008 Between: Simhadri Satyanarayana Rao S/o.late Ramakrishnaiah Resident of Avanigadda, Krishna District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department, Secretariat Buildings, Hyderabad. 2 The Collector, Krishna District at Machilipatnam. 3 The Chief Engineer, Panchayat Raj (Roads), Errum Manzil, Hyderabad. 4 The Superintending Engineer, Panchayat Raj, Eluru, West Godavari District 5 The Executive Engineer, P.R. Division, Machilipatnam, Krishna District. 6 The Deputy Executive Engineer, Panchayat Raj Sub Division, Movva, Krishna 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 one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in not forming of approach road for going to the bridge, which was constructed long back on KEB canal connecting the Villages of Bobbarlanka and Mopidevi of Krishna District is wholly illegal, arbitrary and violative of Article 21 of the Constitution of India and pass. Counsel for the Petitioner:MR.RAVI KONDAVEETI Counsel for the Respondent No.: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORAL ORDER: (Per Sri Anil R. Dave, CJ) This is a public interest litigation wherein a grievance has been made to the effect that no approach road has been formed so as to reach the bridge which was constructed long back on KEB canal connecting the villages of Bobbarlanka and Mopidevi of Krishna District. In pursuance of the notice issued by this Court, the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondent-authorities has placed on record a G.O.Rt.No.348 dated 17.02.2009 whereby necessary administrative sanction has been granted for providing approach road for the bridge constructed on KEB canal connecting the villages Bobbarlanka and Kokkiligadda in Mopidevi Mandal in Krishna District. The learned Government Pleader has submitted that necessary construction work would be started as soon as possible and, if possible, within a period of three months from today the construction of the approach road would be completed. In view of grant of the administrative sanction for the purpose of providing approach road for the bridge constructed on KEB canal connecting villages Bobbarlanka and Kokkiligadda in Mopidevi Mandal in Krishna District and in view of the aforestated statement made by the learned Government Pleader, in our opinion, the grievance ventilated in the petition has now been substantially redressed. We are sure that the respondent- authorities will do the needful for providing of the approach road. In the circumstances, the petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. ___________________ ANIL R. DAVE, CJ _____________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J 30th March 2009 CVRK Note: Issue C.C. in three days. B/o CVRK