HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.3106 of 2008 Dated: 20-07-2010 Between: Dasari Harendra Babu …Petitioner AND The District Collector, Nellore, Nellore District & Others. Respondents. This Court made the following: HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE A. GOPAL REDDY AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU WRIT PETITION No.3106 of 2008 ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Sri Justice A.Gopal Reddy) This writ petition in the form of Public Interest Litigation has been filed complaining that the respondents 1 to 3 are not taking any action against the fourth respondent for closure of aqua-culture ponds in spite of representation made by the petitioner, dated 14.2.2007 to the second respondent. It is contended that pursuant to the representation made by the petitioner, the second respondent except issuing notice to the fourth respondent has not taken any further action. It is also contended that this Court in similar matter categorically held that when the agricultural lands are being converted into non-agriculture purpose namely, for fish ponds, it will not only pollute the underground water but will cause serious ecological imbalance and therefore, such conversion without permission, can be stopped forthwith. In spite of the same, the respondents 1 to 3 are not taking any action against the fourth respondent. In the counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents 1 and 2, it is stated that acting upon the representation made by the petitioner, necessary notices were issued to the fourth respondent pursuant to which, the fourth respondent stopped cultivation of prawn culture in his land and gave a statement that he would remove the bunds soon after harvesting the paddy crop, for which, the petitioner also agreed. Inasmuch as the respondents 1 to 3 have already taken action in the matter and as the fourth respondent stopped the cultivation of prawn culture, no further cause survives in the Writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. ________________ A. GOPAL REDDY, J. __________________ JULY 20, 2010 K.C. BHANU, J. Tsr.