THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU and THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI WRIT PETITION No. 4153 OF 2010 Dated: 24-02-2010 Between: Chirakala Srinivasa Rao ... PETITIONER AND The Government of A.P., rep., by its Commissioner for Disaster Management & E.O., Principal Secretary to Government of A.P. Secretariat, Hyderabad and six others ... RESPONDENTS THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI NISAR AHMAD KAKRU and THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T. MEENA KUMARI WRIT PETITION No. 4153 OF 2010 ORDER: (per the Hon’ble the Chief Justice Sri Nisar Ahmad Kakru) Admit. The learned Government Pleader for Agriculture accepts notice for the respondents. In view of the nature of controversy, the matter is taken up for final disposal with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. Claiming that his crops have suffered loss due to heavy rains witnessed in the month of February, 2008, the petitioner seeks indulgence of the Court to command the respondents to release the relief, in lieu of damaged agriculturural and horticultural crops, in terms of G.O.Ms.No.2, Revenue (D.M.1) Department, dated 17-04-2008 but in our opinion, appropriate course for the petitioner is to approach the authorities concerned, which remedy he has already invoked and is pursuing it as is averred in the writ petition. In that view of the matter, there shall be a direction to the respondents to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner on its merits, in accordance with the policy/scheme, within four weeks to be reckoned from the date this order is served on them. While doing so, they shall have to take the Government Order aforementioned into account, unless already rescinded. Disposed of. T. MEENA KUMARI, J NISAR AHMAD KAKRU, CJ 24-02-2010 ks